About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 366 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Sahar
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	714
Male Population	366
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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 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	Sahar	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 Sahar 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 714. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Harpur village has 366 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Harpur covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Harpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Jogbani is about 16 km away. Sahar 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.