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About Harchanda Village

Harchanda is one of the larger villages in Kanti tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,458, made up of 3,350 males and 3,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harchanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harchanda village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kanti
Pincode 843109
Area (hectares) 240.4 hectares
Population 6,458
Male Population 3,350
Female Population 3,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harchanda compares

By the 2011 count Harchanda is the 7th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents. Its 240.4 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Harchanda

Harchanda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harchanda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Damodarpur, Dhamauli Ramnath, Ghausi Chhapra and Gopalpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Harchanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Harchanda village had a population of 6,458. That makes it the 7th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,242 residents.

Harchanda village has 3,350 males and 3,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harchanda has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Harchanda is 843109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harchanda covers 240.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harchanda falls under Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Harchanda notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harchanda.

Harchanda is in Kanti tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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