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About Harhibhita Village

Harhibhita is one of the larger villages in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,115, made up of 2,546 males and 2,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 538 hectares hectares.

Harhibhita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harhibhita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 538 hectares
Population 5,115
Male Population 2,546
Female Population 2,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harhibhita compares

By the 2011 count Harhibhita is the 11th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 538 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Harhibhita

Harhibhita is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harhibhita as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harhibhita from other places

Harhibhita lies about 39 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 16 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 Harhibhita
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 16 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 39 km

Villages closest to Harhibhita

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dighalbank 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 Harhibhita

As per the Census of India 2011, Harhibhita village had a population of 5,115. That makes it the 11th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Harhibhita village has 2,546 males and 2,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harhibhita has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Harhibhita covers 538 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harhibhita falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harhibhita is Pawakhali, about 16 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 km distance for Harhibhita.

Harhibhita is about 39 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harhibhita is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 3.3 km away. Pawakhali is about 16 km away. Bahādurganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hari Bhita (under 2 km), Maldangi (under 2 km) and Kast Karam Ali (under 2 km).

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

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