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About Harkadanga Village

Harkadanga is a large village in Manteswar tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,046, made up of 1,055 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harkadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Manteswar
Pincode 713145
Area (hectares) 89.16 hectares
Population 2,046
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harkadanga compares

By the 2011 count Harkadanga is the 38th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents. Its 89.16 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Harkadanga

Harkadanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harkadanga as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghoradanga, Gohaildanga, Golatun and Gopalnagar. 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 Harkadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkadanga village had a population of 2,046. That makes it the 38th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,746 residents.

Harkadanga village has 1,055 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkadanga has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Harkadanga is 713145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harkadanga covers 89.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harkadanga falls under Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harkadanga 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 <5 km distance for Harkadanga.

Harkadanga is in Manteswar tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Harkadanga today is likely to be higher.

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