About Harphara Village

Harphara is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 354 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 462.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harphara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harphara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Pranpur
Pincode	854116
Area (hectares)	462.02 hectares
Population	688
Male Population	354
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harphara compares

By the 2011 count Harphara is the 56th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 462.02 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Harphara

Harphara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harphara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harphara from other places

Harphara lies about 122 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, 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 Harphara
Nearest town	Bangaon	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pranpur	32 km
District headquarters	Katihar	122 km

Villages closest to Harphara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harphara village had a population of 688. That makes it the 56th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Harphara village has 354 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harphara has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Harphara is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harphara covers 462.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harphara falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harphara is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Harphara.

Harphara is about 122 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harphara is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 12 km away. Pranpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.