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About Harpur Pusa Village

Harpur Pusa is one of the larger villages in Pusa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,285, made up of 5,947 males and 5,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1101.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Pusa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Pusa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Pusa
Pincode 848125
Area (hectares) 1101.36 hectares
Population 11,285
Male Population 5,947
Female Population 5,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur Pusa compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Pusa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents. Its 1101.36 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Harpur Pusa

Harpur Pusa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur Pusa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Pusa from other places

Harpur Pusa lies about 17 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 5.0 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 Pusa
Tehsil headquarters Pusa 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Vishnupur Bathua Halt 5.0 km
District headquarters Samastipur 17 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 17 km

Villages closest to Harpur Pusa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Pusa village had a population of 11,285. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents.

Harpur Pusa village has 5,947 males and 5,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Pusa has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Harpur Pusa is 848125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur Pusa covers 1101.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Pusa falls under Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Pusa is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur Pusa.

Harpur Pusa is about 17 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Pusa is in Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district. Pusa is about 2.3 km away. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 5.0 km away. Samastipur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naraenpur (under 2 km), Mahamadpur Deopar (under 2 km) and Dhobgawan (1.8 km).

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

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