About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Garhani tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 988 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802223, 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	Garhani
Pincode	802223
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	1,933
Male Population	988
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 16th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. 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	Garhani	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 Garhani 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 1,933. That makes it the 16th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,151 residents.

Harpur village has 988 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 802223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Harpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Garhani tehsil of Bhojpur district. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Garhani 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.