About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,373, made up of 1,744 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.6 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chakia
Area (hectares)	360.6 hectares
Population	3,373
Male Population	1,744
Female Population	1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
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 19th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 360.6 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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 15 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kuwarchintawa, about 4.2 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	Kuwarchintawa	4.2 km
Nearest town	Mothīhāri	12 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	19 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 3,373. That makes it the 19th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Harpur village has 1,744 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Harpur covers 360.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Kuwarchintawa, about 4.2 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 15 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 Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kuwarchintawa is about 4.2 km away. Mothīhāri is about 12 km away. Purba Champaran is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.