| Hirbandh | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.0634°N 86.8023°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bankura |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1,733 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, Santali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 722121(Indpur) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03243 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bankura |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Ranibandh |
Hirbandh is a village in the Hirbandh CD block in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Hirbandh is located at 23.0634°N 86.8023°W.
The map alongside shows the Khatra subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area is having uneven lands with hard rocks. In the Khatra CD block area there are some low hills. The Kangsabati project reservoir is prominently visible in the map. The subdued patches of shaded area in the map show forested areas[1] It is an almost fully rural area.[2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
According to the 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).[3]
.*For language details see Hirbandh (community development block)#Language and religion
Hirbandh police station has jurisdiction over the Hirbandh CD block. The area covered is 215.80 km2 with a population of 72,502.[4] [5]
The headquarters of Hirbandh CD block are located at Hirbandh.[6]
State Highway 4 running from Jhalda (in Purulia district) to Digha foreshore (in Purba Medinipur district) pass through Hirbandh.[7]
Hirbandh High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1942. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. and vocational education(x+ii). The school has (10+20)=30 computers and a library with 3,500 books.[8] This is one of the fourteen schools in Bankura district in which the opening of an Olchiki medium section (for Santali language) from class V was sanctioned in 2012.[9]
Deulgora Bhuakana P.P.A. High School at Hirbandh is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 1 computer, a library with 100 books and a playground.[10]
Amjhuri (Hirbandh) Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Hirbandh, is the major government medical facility in the Hirbandh CD block. There are primary health centres at Mosiara (Dharampur) (with 4 beds) and Molian (Shyamnagar) (with 10 beds).[11] [12]