About Harpur Village

Harpur is one of the larger villages in Majhaulia tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,497, made up of 11,260 males and 10,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1370 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Majhaulia
Area (hectares)	1370 hectares
Population	21,497
Male Population	11,260
Female Population	10,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents. Its 1370 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 10+ 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 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 94 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 6.3 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	Jiradei	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Majhaulia	8.5 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	9.1 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	94 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Majhaulia 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 21,497. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,443 residents.

Harpur village has 11,260 males and 10,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Harpur covers 1370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Jiradei, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 94 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 Majhaulia tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Jiradei is about 6.3 km away. Majhaulia is about 8.5 km away. Mairwa is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.