About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 744, made up of 352 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	744
Male Population	352
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 67th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1101.

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 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 38 km from Gopalganj. 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 town	Mairwa	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	4.9 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	38 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijaipur 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 744. That makes it the 67th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Harpur village has 352 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1101.

Harpur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Harpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 38 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Mairwa is about under 2 km away. Bijaipur is about 4.9 km away. Gopalganj is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.