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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,001, made up of 2,083 males and 1,918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Adapur
Pincode 845301
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 4,001
Male Population 2,083
Female Population 1,918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Harpur

The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Nakardei, about 1.6 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 Nakardei 1.6 km
Nearest town Raxaul 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Adapur 6.0 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Adapur 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 4,001. That makes it the 18th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Harpur village has 2,083 males and 1,918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 845301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Nakardei, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Nakardei is about 1.6 km away. Raxaul is about 5.6 km away. Adapur is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakurahiya (under 2 km), Naek Tola (1.6 km) and Sirsiya (1.9 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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