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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Thawe tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,223, made up of 1,153 males and 1,070 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Thawe
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 2,223
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,070
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Harpur

The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Phulwaria, about 12 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 Phulwaria 12 km
Nearest town Mirganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Thawe 22 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 Thawe 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 2,223. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,370 residents.

Harpur village has 1,153 males and 1,070 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Harpur covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Phulwaria, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Thawe tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 12 km away. Mirganj is about 16 km away. Thawe is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (2.5 km), Birt Uchhahal Tola (5.8 km) and Sihorwa (7.3 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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