About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 797 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Area (hectares)	83 hectares
Population	1,529
Male Population	797
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

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 - 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 38 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	5.0 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	9.5 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	19 km
District headquarters	Munger	38 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarapur 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 1,529. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Harpur village has 797 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Harpur covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Khariapipra Halt, about 19 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 village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 38 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 5.0 km away. Kharagpur is about 9.5 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.