About Harpur Kalan Village

Harpur Kalan is one of the larger villages in Biraul tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,150, made up of 2,711 males and 2,439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 333 hectares hectares.

Harpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Biraul
Area (hectares)	333 hectares
Population	5,150
Male Population	2,711
Female Population	2,439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Kalan is the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents. Its 333 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Harpur Kalan

Harpur Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur Kalan from other places

Harpur Kalan lies about 37 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 14 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	14 km
Nearest town	Rosera	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Biraul	16 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	37 km

Villages closest to Harpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Kalan village had a population of 5,150. That makes it the 17th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,645 residents.

Harpur Kalan village has 2,711 males and 2,439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Kalan has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Harpur Kalan covers 333 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur Kalan falls under Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Kalan is Naya Nagar, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Harpur Kalan.

Harpur Kalan is about 37 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Kalan is in Biraul tehsil of Darbhanga district. Naya Nagar is about 14 km away. Rosera is about 15 km away. Biraul is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.