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| subdivision_type1  = [[States of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Haryana]]
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Ambala district|Ambala]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Naraingarh]]
| established_title  = Settled
| established_date   = Ancient
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| leader_title1      = Governor
| leader_name1       = Kaptan Singh Solanki
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], Regional [[Haryanvi language|Haryanvi]]
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| postal_code        = 134203
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'''Harbon''' is the notified area and village in [[Naraingarh|Naraingarh Tehsil]] of [[Ambala district]] in the [[India]]n State of [[Haryana]]. It is known for the cultivation of [[rice]], [[wheat]], [[barley]] and [[sugarcane]]. The production of the crops so obtained is supplied all over [[North India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://villagemap.in/haryana/ambala/naraingarh/37800.html|title=Haryana Village maps|accessdate=1 January 2015|publisher=villagemap.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamapped.in/map-of-haryana/ambala/naraingarh/harbon-(123) | title=indiamapped.in | accessdate=2 January 2015 | archive-date=1 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101220027/http://www.indiamapped.in/map-of-haryana/ambala/naraingarh/harbon-(123) | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Geography==
Harbon is located 11&nbsp;km from [[Naraingarh]] main town, 35&nbsp;km towards east from the District Headquarters in [[Ambala|Ambala City]] and 40&nbsp;km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is surrounded by Naraingarh Tehsil towards East, Barwala Tehsil towards west, Morni Tehsil towards North, Shahzadpur Tehsil towards South. The elevation of the village is 275&nbsp;m above [[mean sea level]] in [[Mumbai]]. The nearby villages include Bari Bassi (6&nbsp;km), Kakkar Majra (5&nbsp;km), Bheron (5&nbsp;km), Kohrabhura (5&nbsp;km) and Kherki Manakpur (6&nbsp;km).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soki.in/harbon-naraingarh-ambala/|title=Harbon, Naraingarh, Ambala|accessdate=1 January 2015|publisher=soki.in}}</ref>
==Demographics==
As per Population Census 2011, the village has the population of 1147 of which 620 are males and 527 are females. In Harbon, about 14.56 % of the total population is under six years of age. The average literacy rate of Harbon is 65.92 % which includes Male literacy at 68.76 % while female literacy rate stands at 62.85 %.&nbsp; Hindi&nbsp;the official language in the area. People also speak other Indo- Aryan native languages like&nbsp;Haryanvi&nbsp;and&nbsp;Punjabi.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/57310-harbon-haryana.html | title=www.census2011.co.in | accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref>
==Government==
As per [[constitution of India]] and Panchyati Raaj Act, the area is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village under the [[government of Haryana]]. Harbon is the only village that comes under the ''village panchayat of Harbon''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloriousindia.com/unleashed/place.php?id=66643|title=gloriousindia.com|accessdate=1 January 2015|publisher=gloriousindia.com}}</ref>
== History ==
Named Harbon is the only village in the world. This village got named as Harbon from the name of hidimba. '''Hidimba(a)''' is the wife of the [[Pandava]] [[Bhima]] and mother of [[Ghatotkacha]] in the''[[Mahabharata|Mahābhārata]]''. She meets Bhima in the 9th sub-parva (Hidimva-vadha Parva) of the [[Adi Parva]]. It is said to be the birth place of hidimba and there is a small temple in the memory of her. It is believed that hidimba herself guards the village.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
==See also==
*[[Gagsina]]
==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Ambala district]]
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