About Harpur Village

Harpur is one of the larger villages in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,948, made up of 3,650 males and 3,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 996 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Murliganj
Pincode	852122
Area (hectares)	996 hectares
Population	6,948
Male Population	3,650
Female Population	3,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
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 10th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 996 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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 25 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Murliganj, about 4.8 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	Murliganj	4.8 km
Nearest town	Murlīganj	5.8 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	25 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murliganj 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 6,948. That makes it the 10th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Harpur village has 3,650 males and 3,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 996 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Murliganj, about 4.8 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 25 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Murliganj is about 4.8 km away. Murlīganj is about 5.8 km away. Madhepura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.