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About Yarpur Village

Yarpur is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 834 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares.

Yarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Hilsa
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 834
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yarpur compares

By the 2011 count Yarpur is the 31st largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Yarpur

Yarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Yarpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Yarpur from other places

Yarpur lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 5.1 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 Yarpur
Nearest railway station Hilsa 5.1 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Yarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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.

Common questions about Yarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Yarpur village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 31st largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Yarpur village has 834 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yarpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Yarpur covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yarpur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Yarpur is Hilsa, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Yarpur.

Yarpur is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yarpur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 5.1 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jogipur Malawan (under 2 km), Bamhanthan Malawan (under 2 km) and Asarhi (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Yarpur today is likely to be higher.

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