About Harchandpur Village

Harchandpur is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,530, made up of 2,346 males and 2,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Harchandpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harchandpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Jalalgarh
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	4,530
Male Population	2,346
Female Population	2,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
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 Harchandpur compares

By the 2011 count Harchandpur is the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Harchandpur

Harchandpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harchandpur 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 Harchandpur from other places

Harchandpur lies about 22 km from Purnia. 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 Harchandpur
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalgarh	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kasba	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	22 km

Villages closest to Harchandpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harchandpur village had a population of 4,530. That makes it the 7th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Harchandpur village has 2,346 males and 2,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harchandpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Harchandpur covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harchandpur falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Harchandpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Harchandpur.

Harchandpur is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harchandpur is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about under 2 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.