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About Harpur Madi Village

Harpur Madi is one of the larger villages in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,780, made up of 3,044 males and 2,736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 671 hectares hectares.

Harpur Madi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Madi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Area (hectares) 671 hectares
Population 5,780
Male Population 3,044
Female Population 2,736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur Madi compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Madi is the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 671 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Harpur Madi

Harpur Madi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur Madi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur Madi from other places

Harpur Madi lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Harapatti, about 6.7 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 Madi
Nearest railway station Harapatti 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi 6.9 km
District headquarters Purnia 36 km

Villages closest to Harpur Madi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Madi village had a population of 5,780. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Harpur Madi village has 3,044 males and 2,736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Madi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Harpur Madi covers 671 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Madi falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Madi is Harapatti, about 6.7 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 km distance for Harpur Madi.

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

Harpur Madi is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Harapatti is about 6.7 km away. Banmankhi is about 6.9 km away. Purnia is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur Madi Milik (under 2 km), Makhnaha (2.3 km) and Makhnaha Milik (2.3 km).

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

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