About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,209, made up of 1,679 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Area (hectares)	449 hectares
Population	3,209
Male Population	1,679
Female Population	1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 40 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 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 town	Kharagpur	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	23 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	40 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 3,209. That makes it the 14th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Harpur village has 1,679 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 886.

Harpur covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 40 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 9.5 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 19 km away. Shahkund is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.