About Harpur Village

Harpur is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 169 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Dharhara
Area (hectares)	32 hectares
Population	311
Male Population	169
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	840
Bus Service (public)	Available within 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 66th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

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 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 15 km from Dharhara, and the nearest railway station is Munger, about 3.6 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	Munger	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharhara	15 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dharhara 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 311. That makes it the 66th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Harpur village has 169 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Harpur covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Munger, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 15 km from Dharhara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Munger is about 3.6 km away. Dharhara is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.