About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Jamalpur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 705 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Jamalpur
Pincode	811214
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	1,310
Male Population	705
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	858
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ 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 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 35 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 888.

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 10+ 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 4.6 km from Jamalpur, 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	Jamalpur	4.6 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jamalpur 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 1,310. That makes it the 19th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Harpur village has 705 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 811214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Jamalpur 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 village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 4.6 km from Jamalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Jamalpur tehsil of Munger district. Munger is about 3.6 km away. Jamalpur is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.