About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,799, made up of 1,431 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, 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	Rajpur
Pincode	802128
Area (hectares)	418 hectares
Population	2,799
Male Population	1,431
Female Population	1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 15th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 26 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	17 km
District headquarters	Buxar	26 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 2,799. That makes it the 15th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Harpur village has 1,431 males and 1,368 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, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Chausa, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Harpur is about 26 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 Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 5.8 km away. Chausa is about 17 km away. Buxar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.