Hirbandh is a community development block (CD block) that forms an administrative division in the Khatra subdivision of the Bankura district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

From around the 7th century AD until around the advent of British rule, for around a millennium, history of Bankura district is identical with the rise and fall of the Hindu Rajas of Bishnupur. The Bishnupur Rajas, who were at the summit of their fortunes towards the end of the 17th century, started declining in the first half of the 18th century. First, the Maharaja of Burdwan seized the Fatehpur Mahal, and then the Maratha invasions laid waste their country.

Bishnupur was ceded to the British with the rest of Burdwan chakla in 1760. In 1787, Bishnupur was united with Birbhum to form a separate administrative unit. In 1793 it was transferred to the Burdwan collectorate. In 1879, the district acquired its present shape with the thanas of Khatra and Raipur and the outpost of Simplapal being transferred from Manbhum, and the thanas of Sonamukhi, Kotulpur and Indas being retransferred from Burdwan. However, it was known for sometime as West Burdwan and in 1881 came to be known as Bankura district.

Hirbandh is located at 23°03′48″N 86°48′08″E / 23.0633859°N 86.8022919°E / 23.0633859; 86.8022919

Hirbandh CD block is located in the western part of the district and belongs to the hard rock area.

Hirbandh CD block is bounded by Indpur CD block on the north, Khatra CD block on the east and on a part of the south, Ranibandh CD block on the rest of the south and Manbazar I CD block, in Purulia district, on the west.

Hirbandh CD block has an area of 190.97 km². It has 1 panchayat samity, 5 gram panchayats, 59 gram sansads (village councils), 121 mouzas and 116 inhabited villages. Hirbandh police station serves this block. Headquarters of this CD block is at Hirbandh.

Gram panchayats of Hirbandh block/ panchayat samiti are: Baharamuri, Gopalpur, Hirbandh, Malian and Mashiara.