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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,574, made up of 1,352 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 318 hectares
Population 2,574
Male Population 1,352
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 318 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harpur 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 <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 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Barhara Kothi, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 10 km
Nearest railway station Barhara Kothi 16 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdaha 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 2,574. That makes it the 30th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Harpur village has 1,352 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Harpur covers 318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Barhara Kothi, about 16 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 village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 10 km away. Barhara Kothi is about 16 km away. Bihārīganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhonagar (2.6 km), Bishunpur Milik (3.3 km) and Mir Milik (3.3 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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