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About Harpurnag Village

Harpurnag is a large village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,550, made up of 1,832 males and 1,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845426, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpurnag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpurnag village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Pincode 845426
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 3,550
Male Population 1,832
Female Population 1,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harpurnag compares

By the 2011 count Harpurnag is the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 19 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 903.

Getting to Harpurnag

Harpurnag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpurnag 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpurnag from other places

Harpurnag 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 Harpurnag
Nearest railway station Kuwarchintawa 4.2 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 12 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 27 km

Villages closest to Harpurnag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpurnag village had a population of 3,550. That makes it the 9th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Harpurnag village has 1,832 males and 1,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpurnag has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Harpurnag is 845426. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpurnag covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpurnag falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpurnag is Kuwarchintawa, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Harpurnag.

Harpurnag 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.

Harpurnag is in Mehsi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Bishambharpur Pahari (under 2 km), Kasba Gopal (3.6 km) and Kashi Pakri (4.5 km).

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

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