About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Charpokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,366, made up of 714 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Charpokhari
Pincode	802207
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	1,366
Male Population	714
Female Population	652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

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 22 km from Bhojpur. 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	Jogbani	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Charpokhari	22 km
District headquarters	Bhojpur	22 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charpokhari 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 1,366. That makes it the 30th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,406 residents.

Harpur village has 714 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 802207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Harpur notes the nearest railway station 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 22 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Charpokhari tehsil of Bhojpur district. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Charpokhari is about 22 km away. Bhojpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.