About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,005, made up of 1,451 males and 1,554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Uchkagaon
Pincode	841438
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	3,005
Male Population	1,451
Female Population	1,554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 13th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur from other places

Harpur lies about 8.6 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 2.0 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	Sasa Musa	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uchkagaon	6.8 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	8.6 km
Nearest town	Gopālganj	8.6 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Uchkagaon 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 3,005. That makes it the 13th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Harpur village has 1,451 males and 1,554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 841438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Sasa Musa, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 8.6 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 Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 2.0 km away. Uchkagaon is about 6.8 km away. Gopalganj is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.