About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Baruraj tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,914, made up of 2,057 males and 1,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843124, 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	Baruraj
Pincode	843124
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	3,914
Male Population	2,057
Female Population	1,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 23rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 18 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 6.1 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	Kurhani	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baruraj	18 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	18 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruraj 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 3,914. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Harpur village has 2,057 males and 1,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 843124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Kurhani, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 18 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 Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 6.1 km away. Baruraj is about 18 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.