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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,057, made up of 1,578 males and 1,479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847233
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 3,057
Male Population 1,578
Female Population 1,479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Sakri Junction, about 9.9 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 Benipur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Sakri Junction 9.9 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 22 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 3,057. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Harpur village has 1,578 males and 1,479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 847233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Sakri Junction, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 22 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 8.5 km away. Sakri Junction is about 9.9 km away. Darbhanga is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirampur (under 2 km), Deoram (under 2 km) and Achalpur (1.8 km).

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

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