About Harpur Village

Harpur is a small village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 157 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Area (hectares)	33 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	157
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	828
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 compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 83rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

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 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 from other places

Harpur lies about 26 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Ugna, about 4.5 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 Harpur
Nearest railway station	Ugna	4.5 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	19 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	26 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keotiranway 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 287. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Harpur village has 157 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Harpur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Ugna, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 26 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 Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Ugna is about 4.5 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Keotiranway is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.