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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Bagaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,039, made up of 1,049 males and 990 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Bagaha
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 2,039
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 990
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 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 5 - 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 Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 13 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 Harinagar 13 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagaha 21 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 2,039. That makes it the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,334 residents.

Harpur village has 1,049 males and 990 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Harpur covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Harinagar, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 18 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Bagaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Harinagar is about 13 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bisambharpur (under 2 km), Bariarwa (1.6 km) and Hamira (1.6 km).

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

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