About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 305 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.4 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Korha
Area (hectares)	132.4 hectares
Population	647
Male Population	305
Female Population	342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,121
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 132.4 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

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 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 13 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalan, about 6.9 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	Dalan	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Korha	13 km
District headquarters	Katihar	13 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korha 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 647. That makes it the 61st largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Harpur village has 305 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Harpur covers 132.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harpur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Dalan, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 13 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Dalan is about 6.9 km away. Korha is about 13 km away. Katihar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.