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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Gaunaha tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 620 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Gaunaha
Pincode 845453
Area (hectares) 262.7 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 620
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 51st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents. Its 262.7 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

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 - 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 32 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gaunaha, about 3.1 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 Gaunaha 3.1 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 19 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 32 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaunaha 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 1,203. That makes it the 51st largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,287 residents.

Harpur village has 620 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 845453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 262.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Gaunaha, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 32 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 Gaunaha tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gaunaha is about 3.1 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 19 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampurwa (under 2 km), Semri (1.6 km) and Baswaria (1.7 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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