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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,373, made up of 722 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.1 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 216.1 hectares
Population 1,373
Male Population 722
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 85th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 216.1 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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 5 - 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 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Amolwa, about 4.9 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 Amolwa 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 7.8 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 7.8 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatiaganj 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 1,373. That makes it the 85th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Harpur village has 722 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Harpur covers 216.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Amolwa, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 21 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 Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Amolwa is about 4.9 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 7.8 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundalpur (2.1 km), Maheshpur (2.1 km) and Satwaria (2.2 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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