About Harpur Kalan Village

Harpur Kalan is a large village in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,406, made up of 1,772 males and 1,634 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529 hectares hectares.

Harpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Bhargama
Area (hectares)	529 hectares
Population	3,406
Male Population	1,772
Female Population	1,634
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Kalan is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 529 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Harpur Kalan

Harpur Kalan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harpur Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Harpur Kalan from other places

Harpur Kalan lies about 17 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Arariya, about 8.3 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 Harpur Kalan
Nearest railway station	Arariya	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhargama	17 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km
Nearest town	Arāria	17 km

Villages closest to Harpur Kalan

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

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Common questions about Harpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Kalan village had a population of 3,406. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Harpur Kalan village has 1,772 males and 1,634 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Kalan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Harpur Kalan covers 529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Kalan falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Kalan is Arariya, about 8.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harpur Kalan.

Harpur Kalan is about 17 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Kalan is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 8.3 km away. Bhargama is about 17 km away. Araria is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.