About Harpur Village

Harpur is one of the larger villages in Kaluahi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,957, made up of 9,132 males and 8,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1136.8 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Kaluahi
Area (hectares)	1136.8 hectares
Population	17,957
Male Population	9,132
Female Population	8,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,516 residents. Its 1136.8 hectares work out to about 16 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 936.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 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 11 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 9.7 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	Khajauli	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaluahi	11 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	11 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaluahi 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 17,957. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,516 residents.

Harpur village has 9,132 males and 8,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

Harpur covers 1136.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Kaluahi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Khajauli, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Harpur.

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

Harpur is in Kaluahi tehsil of Madhubani district. Khajauli is about 9.7 km away. Kaluahi is about 11 km away. Madhubani is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.