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About Harpur Gosain Village

Harpur Gosain is a mid sized village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,051, made up of 468 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,246 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Harpur Gosain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Gosain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 1,051
Male Population 468
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,246
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur Gosain compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Gosain is the 70th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Getting to Harpur Gosain

Harpur Gosain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur Gosain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gosain from other places

Harpur Gosain lies about 14 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, 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 Gosain
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Ratan Sarai 6.5 km
Nearest town Barauli 8.0 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 14 km

Villages closest to Harpur Gosain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Gosain village had a population of 1,051. That makes it the 70th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Harpur Gosain village has 468 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Gosain has about 1246 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Harpur Gosain covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Gosain falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Gosain is Ratan Sarai, 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 10+ km distance for Harpur Gosain.

Harpur Gosain is about 14 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Gosain is in Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Manjha is about 5.3 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 6.5 km away. Barauli is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sareya (under 2 km), Arazi Dharam Parsa (1.7 km) and Dharam Parsa (1.7 km).

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

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