Skip to main content

About Harpur Village

Harpur is one of the larger villages in Rosera tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,683, made up of 2,973 males and 2,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Rosera
Area (hectares) 329 hectares
Population 5,683
Male Population 2,973
Female Population 2,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 17 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 917.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur 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 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 28 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 5.6 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 Rosera 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 5.6 km
District headquarters Samastipur 28 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rosera 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 5,683. That makes it the 10th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents.

Harpur village has 2,973 males and 2,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Harpur covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Rusera Ghat, about 5.6 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 - 10 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 28 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 Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district. Rosera is about 4.9 km away. Rusera Ghat is about 5.6 km away. Samastipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachgawan (under 2 km), Pabra (1.9 km) and Bhiraha (2.1 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.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All