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About Harparshad Village

Harparshad is a large village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,823, made up of 2,467 males and 2,356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.3 hectares hectares.

Harparshad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harparshad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Mansahi
Area (hectares) 230.3 hectares
Population 4,823
Male Population 2,467
Female Population 2,356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harparshad compares

By the 2011 count Harparshad is the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 230.3 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Harparshad

Harparshad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harparshad as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harparshad from other places

Harparshad lies about 11 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kumaripur, about 2.9 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 Harparshad
Nearest railway station Kumaripur 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Mansahi 11 km
District headquarters Katihar 11 km

Villages closest to Harparshad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harparshad village had a population of 4,823. That makes it the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Harparshad village has 2,467 males and 2,356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harparshad has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 928.

Harparshad covers 230.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harparshad falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harparshad is Kumaripur, about 2.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harparshad.

Harparshad is about 11 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harparshad is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Kumaripur is about 2.9 km away. Mansahi is about 11 km away. Katihar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhermara (under 2 km), Dumaria Bishunpur (2.5 km) and Mansh Hahi (3.1 km).

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

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