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About Harpur Jhakra Village

Harpur Jhakra is a small village in Kalyanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 241 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Harpur Jhakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Jhakra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Kalyanpur
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 241
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur Jhakra compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Jhakra is the 99th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Harpur Jhakra

Harpur Jhakra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harpur Jhakra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Jhakra from other places

Harpur Jhakra lies about 146 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 5.1 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 Jhakra
Nearest town Piro 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalyanpur 27 km
District headquarters Samastipur 146 km

Villages closest to Harpur Jhakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Jhakra village had a population of 442. That makes it the 99th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Harpur Jhakra village has 241 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Jhakra has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Harpur Jhakra covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Jhakra falls under Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Jhakra is Charpokhari Halt, about 5.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur Jhakra.

Harpur Jhakra is about 146 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Jhakra is in Kalyanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Piro is about 4.6 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 5.1 km away. Kalyanpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malipur (7.0 km), Ajna (10 km) and Sembhu Ram Tok (13 km).

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

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