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About Harpur Village

Harpur is one of the larger villages in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,005, made up of 4,682 males and 4,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Alauli
Pincode 848203
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 9,005
Male Population 4,682
Female Population 4,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harpur from other places

Harpur lies about 22 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, 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 Bithan 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Alauli 7.9 km
Nearest town Bakhri 9.2 km
District headquarters Khagaria 22 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 9,005. That makes it the 11th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Harpur village has 4,682 males and 4,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Bithan, about 6.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 22 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Bithan is about 6.9 km away. Alauli is about 7.9 km away. Bakhri is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nista (under 2 km), Burhwa (under 2 km) and Jogia (1.8 km).

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

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