About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Saraiya tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 499 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843106, 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	Saraiya
Pincode	843106
Area (hectares)	67.4 hectares
Population	974
Male Population	499
Female Population	475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
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 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 67.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

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 56 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Baragopal, about 12 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	Baragopal	12 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Saraiya	35 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	56 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraiya 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 974. That makes it the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Harpur village has 499 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 843106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 67.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Baragopal, about 12 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 56 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 Saraiya tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Baragopal is about 12 km away. Marhaura is about 12 km away. Saraiya is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.