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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 879, made up of 449 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.11 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 Lauriya
Pincode 845453
Area (hectares) 163.11 hectares
Population 879
Male Population 449
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
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 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 163.11 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

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 12 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 6.1 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 12 km
Nearest railway station Sathi 16 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 17 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lauriya 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 879. That makes it the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Harpur village has 449 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

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

Harpur covers 163.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Sathi, about 16 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 12 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 Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Lauriya is about 6.1 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 12 km away. Sathi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langri (1.5 km), Serukahia (2.3 km) and Kataia (2.3 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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