About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Singhwara tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,290, made up of 1,229 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847107, 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	Singhwara
Pincode	847107
Area (hectares)	174 hectares
Population	2,290
Male Population	1,229
Female Population	1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
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 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents. Its 174 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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 30 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Dubaha, about 6.5 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	Dubaha	6.5 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Singhwara	22 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	30 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Singhwara 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 2,290. That makes it the 38th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,153 residents.

Harpur village has 1,229 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 847107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Dubaha, about 6.5 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 30 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 Singhwara tehsil of Darbhanga district. Dubaha is about 6.5 km away. Samāstipur is about 20 km away. Singhwara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.