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About Harbhangi Village

Harbhangi is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,023, made up of 1,526 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harbhangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harbhangi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 301.83 hectares
Population 3,023
Male Population 1,526
Female Population 1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
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 Harbhangi compares

By the 2011 count Harbhangi is the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 301.83 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Harbhangi

Harbhangi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harbhangi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harbhangi from other places

Harbhangi lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, 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 Harbhangi
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Canning 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km

Villages closest to Harbhangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harbhangi village had a population of 3,023. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Harbhangi village has 1,526 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harbhangi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Harbhangi is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harbhangi covers 301.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harbhangi falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Harbhangi is Canning, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harbhangi.

Harbhangi is about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harbhangi is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 6.2 km away. Canning is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Battala (under 2 km), Charanikhali (1.6 km) and Amratala (2.6 km).

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

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