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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 967 males and 927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.2 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 223.2 hectares
Population 1,894
Male Population 967
Female Population 927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 223.2 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 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 28 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 2.1 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 Sidhwalia 2.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 11 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 28 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 1,894. That makes it the 24th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Harpur village has 967 males and 927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Harpur covers 223.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Sidhwalia, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 28 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 Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 2.1 km away. Barauli is about 11 km away. Gopalganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabirpur (under 2 km), Budhsi (under 2 km) and Sakla (under 2 km).

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

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