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About Harakbad Village

Harakbad is a mid sized village in Saltora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 380 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harakbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harakbad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Saltora
Pincode 722158
Area (hectares) 262.16 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 380
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harakbad compares

By the 2011 count Harakbad is the 65th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 262.16 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Harakbad

Harakbad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harakbad as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Gogra, Gonsai Dihi, Gopal Nagar and Goradihi. 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 Harakbad

As per the Census of India 2011, Harakbad village had a population of 737. That makes it the 65th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Harakbad village has 380 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harakbad has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Harakbad is 722158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harakbad covers 262.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harakbad falls under Saltora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

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

Harakbad is in Saltora tehsil of Bankura 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 Harakbad today is likely to be higher.

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