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About Harbansa Village

Harbansa is a mid sized village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 950 males and 930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Harbansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbansa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 950
Female Population 930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harbansa compares

By the 2011 count Harbansa is the 23rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Harbansa

Harbansa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harbansa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harbansa from other places

Harbansa lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Jalalpur, about 4.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Harbansa
Nearest railway station Jalalpur 4.0 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Thawe 22 km

Villages closest to Harbansa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thawe tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Harbansa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbansa village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Harbansa village has 950 males and 930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harbansa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Harbansa covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harbansa falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harbansa is Jalalpur, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harbansa.

Harbansa is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harbansa is in Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Jalalpur is about 4.0 km away. Gopalganj is about 21 km away. Gopālganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bidesi Tola (5.2 km), Chitu Tola (5.2 km) and Rikhai Tola (5.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harbansa today is likely to be higher.

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