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About Harsankarpur Village

Harsankarpur is one of the larger villages in Dalsinghsarai tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,400, made up of 2,893 males and 2,507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262 hectares hectares.

Harsankarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harsankarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Dalsinghsarai
Area (hectares) 262 hectares
Population 5,400
Male Population 2,893
Female Population 2,507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harsankarpur compares

By the 2011 count Harsankarpur is the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents. Its 262 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Harsankarpur

Harsankarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harsankarpur as Available within <5 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 Harsankarpur from other places

Harsankarpur lies about 24 km from Samastipur. 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 Harsankarpur
Tehsil headquarters Dalsinghsarai 3.0 km
Nearest town Dalsingh Sarai 3.0 km
District headquarters Samastipur 24 km

Villages closest to Harsankarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harsankarpur village had a population of 5,400. That makes it the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,252 residents.

Harsankarpur village has 2,893 males and 2,507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harsankarpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Harsankarpur covers 262 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harsankarpur falls under Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The census record for Harsankarpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harsankarpur.

Harsankarpur is about 24 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harsankarpur is in Dalsinghsarai tehsil of Samastipur district. Dalsinghsarai is about 3.0 km away. Dalsingh Sarai is about 3.0 km away. Samastipur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pagra (under 2 km), Rampur Pagra (under 2 km) and Shahpur Pagra (under 2 km).

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

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