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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,444, made up of 1,238 males and 1,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 2,444
Male Population 1,238
Female Population 1,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 41st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur 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 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 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 16 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Kopa Samhota, about 9.2 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
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Kopa Samhota 9.2 km
District headquarters Saran 16 km
Nearest town Revelganj 16 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baniapur 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 2,444. That makes it the 41st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Harpur village has 1,238 males and 1,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Harpur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Kopa Samhota, about 9.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 16 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Baniapur is about 7.2 km away. Kopa Samhota is about 9.2 km away. Saran is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hansrajpur Kalan (under 2 km), Hansrajpur Kalan Birti (under 2 km) and Hansrajpur Khurd (under 2 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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