Hirbandh

Hirbandh হীরাবাঁধ
Village
Hirbandh Hirbandh Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 23°03′48.2″N 86°48′08.2″E / 23.063389°N 86.802278°ECoordinates: 23°03′48.2″N 86°48′08.2″E / 23.063389°N 86.802278°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population (2011)
• Total	1,733
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	722136 (Indpur)
Telephone/STD code	03243
Lok Sabha constituency	Bankura
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ranibandh
Website	bankura.gov.in

Hirbandh is a village, with a police station, in Hirbandh CD Block in Khatra subdivision of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Hirbandh had a total population of 1,733 of which 859 (50%) were males and 874 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 175. The total number of literates in Hirbandh was 1,128 (72.40% of the population over 6 years).^[1]

Police station

Hirbandh police station has jurisdiction over Hirbandh CD Block. The area covered is 215.80 km² with a population of 72,502.^[2][3]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Hirbandh CD Block are located at Hirbandh.^[4]

Transport

State Highway 4 (West Bengal) running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha foreshore (in Purba Medinipur district) pass through Hirbandh.^[5]

References

1. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
3. "Hirbandh PS". Bankura District Police. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
4. "District Census Handbook: Bankura" (PDF). Map of Bankura with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
5. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 16 October 2016.