About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,289, made up of 1,723 males and 1,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Pincode	854319
Area (hectares)	347.3 hectares
Population	3,289
Male Population	1,723
Female Population	1,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
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 compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 347.3 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harpur 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 from other places

Harpur 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
Nearest railway station	Arariya	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	14 km
District headquarters	Araria	17 km
Nearest town	Arāria	17 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 3,289. That makes it the 45th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Harpur village has 1,723 males and 1,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 854319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 347.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur 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.

Harpur 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 is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Arariya is about 8.3 km away. Raniganj is about 14 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.