About Harpur Village

Harpur is a small village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 234 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	449
Male Population	234
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 12 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ratni Faridpur	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad Court	12 km
District headquarters	Jehanabad	12 km
Nearest town	Jahānābād	12 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 449. That makes it the 69th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Harpur village has 234 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Harpur covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Jehanabad Court, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 12 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 4.2 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 12 km away. Jehanabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.