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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Pandaul tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 669 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.93 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Pandaul
Area (hectares) 54.93 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 669
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 40th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,895 residents. Its 54.93 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

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 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 12 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Ugna, about 4.5 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 Ugna 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandaul 6.0 km
District headquarters Madhubani 12 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandaul 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 1,265. That makes it the 40th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,895 residents.

Harpur village has 669 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Harpur covers 54.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Pandaul tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Ugna, about 4.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 12 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 Pandaul tehsil of Madhubani district. Ugna is about 4.5 km away. Pandaul is about 6.0 km away. Madhubani is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurmha (under 2 km), Andah (under 2 km) and Belahi (1.6 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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