About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Aurai tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,369, made up of 1,252 males and 1,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Aurai
Pincode	843117
Area (hectares)	133 hectares
Population	2,369
Male Population	1,252
Female Population	1,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 38th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

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 village. 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 46 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Muhammadpur, about 2.9 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	Muhammadpur	2.9 km
Nearest town	Darbhanga	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aurai	28 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	46 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aurai 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 2,369. That makes it the 38th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Harpur village has 1,252 males and 1,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 843117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 133 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 Aurai tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Muhammadpur, about 2.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 46 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Aurai tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Muhammadpur is about 2.9 km away. Darbhanga is about 13 km away. Aurai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.