About Hir Bandh Village

Hir Bandh is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,733, made up of 859 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hir Bandh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hir Bandh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Tehsil	Hirbandh
Pincode	722171
Area (hectares)	179.95 hectares
Population	1,733
Male Population	859
Female Population	874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,017
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Hir Bandh compares

By the 2011 count Hir Bandh is the 10th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 179.95 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Hir Bandh

Hir Bandh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Hir Bandh as Available within village. 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 Hir Bandh from other places

Hir Bandh lies about 32 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 32 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 Hir Bandh
Tehsil headquarters	Hirbandh	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Chhatna	32 km
District headquarters	Bankura	32 km
Nearest town	Bānkura	32 km

Villages closest to Hir Bandh

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

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Common questions about Hir Bandh

As per the Census of India 2011, Hir Bandh village had a population of 1,733. That makes it the 10th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Hir Bandh village has 859 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hir Bandh has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Hir Bandh is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hir Bandh covers 179.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Hir Bandh falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Hir Bandh is Chhatna, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Hir Bandh.

Hir Bandh is about 32 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hir Bandh is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. Hirbandh is about under 2 km away. Chhatna is about 32 km away. Bankura is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.