About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Itarhi tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,167, made up of 1,594 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Itarhi
Pincode	802123
Area (hectares)	247.19 hectares
Population	3,167
Male Population	1,594
Female Population	1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents. Its 247.19 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

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 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 43 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 16 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	Pusauli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itarhi	20 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	28 km
District headquarters	Buxar	43 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itarhi 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 3,167. That makes it the 9th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,295 residents.

Harpur village has 1,594 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 802123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 247.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Pusauli, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 43 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Itarhi tehsil of Buxar district. Pusauli is about 16 km away. Itarhi is about 20 km away. Bhabhua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.