About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Sonbarsa tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,193, made up of 1,152 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.46 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Sonbarsa
Area (hectares)	278.46 hectares
Population	2,193
Male Population	1,152
Female Population	1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents. Its 278.46 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within village. 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 130 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 19 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	Sonbarsa	18 km
Nearest railway station	Bajpatti	19 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	23 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	130 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonbarsa 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 2,193. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,997 residents.

Harpur village has 1,152 males and 1,041 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, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Harpur covers 278.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Bajpatti, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 130 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Sonbarsa tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa is about 18 km away. Bajpatti is about 19 km away. Sītāmarhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.