About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Bikram tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 722 males and 682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bikram
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	1,404
Male Population	722
Female Population	682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 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 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 29 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Bihta, about 14 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	Bikram	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bihta	14 km
District headquarters	Patna	29 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bikram 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 1,404. That makes it the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,283 residents.

Harpur village has 722 males and 682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Harpur covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Bikram tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Bihta, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 29 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Bikram tehsil of Patna district. Bikram is about 4.1 km away. Bihta is about 14 km away. Patna is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.