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About Harsinghpur Village

Harsinghpur is one of the larger villages in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,099, made up of 4,252 males and 3,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 976 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harsinghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsinghpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Alinagar
Pincode 847405
Area (hectares) 976 hectares
Population 8,099
Male Population 4,252
Female Population 3,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harsinghpur compares

By the 2011 count Harsinghpur is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 976 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Harsinghpur

Harsinghpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harsinghpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Harsinghpur from other places

Harsinghpur lies about 99 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.5 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 Harsinghpur
Nearest town Bar Bigha 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Alinagar 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 99 km

Villages closest to Harsinghpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alinagar 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.

Common questions about Harsinghpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsinghpur village had a population of 8,099. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Harsinghpur village has 4,252 males and 3,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsinghpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Harsinghpur is 847405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harsinghpur covers 976 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harsinghpur falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harsinghpur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 9.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harsinghpur.

Harsinghpur is about 99 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsinghpur is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bar Bigha is about 6.3 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 9.5 km away. Alinagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupaspur (2.4 km), Chak Milki (2.8 km) and Jaitipur (7.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harsinghpur today is likely to be higher.

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