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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a small village in Mohiuddinagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 232 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Mohiuddinagar
Pincode 848503
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 232
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 41st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Harpur

The census records public bus service for Harpur 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 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 35 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Basudeopur Chandail Halt, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Basudeopur Chandail Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohiuddinagar 15 km
District headquarters Samastipur 35 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohiuddinagar 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 454. That makes it the 41st largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,194 residents.

Harpur village has 232 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 848503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Basudeopur Chandail Halt, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 35 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Mohiuddinagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Basudeopur Chandail Halt is about under 2 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 6.7 km away. Mohiuddinagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharahra (3.7 km), Chak Sadh (10 km) and Nandni Parsuram (11 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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