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About Harbhanga Village

Harbhanga is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,517, made up of 774 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Harbhanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbhanga village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,517
Male Population 774
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harbhanga compares

By the 2011 count Harbhanga is the 52nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 97 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 930.

Getting to Harbhanga

Harbhanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harbhanga as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harbhanga from other places

Harbhanga lies about 39 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 10 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 Harbhanga
Nearest railway station Kanki 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 39 km

Villages closest to Harbhanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbhanga village had a population of 1,517. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Harbhanga village has 774 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harbhanga has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Harbhanga covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harbhanga falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harbhanga is Kanki, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Harbhanga is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 10 km away. Kishanganj is about 21 km away. Baisa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhaipur (under 2 km), Runki (1.6 km) and Baismara (1.9 km).

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

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