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About Harpur Ankuri Village

Harpur Ankuri is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,810, made up of 1,342 males and 1,468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.75 hectares hectares.

Harpur Ankuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Ankuri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Paliganj
Area (hectares) 168.75 hectares
Population 2,810
Male Population 1,342
Female Population 1,468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur Ankuri compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Ankuri is the 24th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 168.75 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Harpur Ankuri

Harpur Ankuri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur Ankuri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ankuri from other places

Harpur Ankuri lies about 49 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Garhani, about 19 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 Ankuri
Tehsil headquarters Paliganj 6.1 km
Nearest town Arwal 12 km
Nearest railway station Garhani 19 km
District headquarters Patna 49 km

Villages closest to Harpur Ankuri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paliganj 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 Ankuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Ankuri village had a population of 2,810. That makes it the 24th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Harpur Ankuri village has 1,342 males and 1,468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Ankuri has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Harpur Ankuri covers 168.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur Ankuri falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Ankuri is Garhani, about 19 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 village for Harpur Ankuri.

Harpur Ankuri is about 49 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Ankuri is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 6.1 km away. Arwal is about 12 km away. Garhani is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohbalipur (under 2 km), Udaipur (under 2 km) and Sarsi (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harpur Ankuri today is likely to be higher.

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