About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Singhia tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,153, made up of 1,119 males and 1,034 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, 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	Singhia
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	2,153
Male Population	1,119
Female Population	1,034
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 42 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 928.

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 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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
Nearest town	Rosera	4.9 km
Nearest railway station	Rusera Ghat	5.6 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Singhia	34 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

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Common questions about Harpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 2,153. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,833 residents.

Harpur village has 1,119 males and 1,034 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Singhia 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Singhia 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.