About Harpur Jan Village

Harpur Jan is one of the larger villages in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,507, made up of 2,824 males and 2,683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares.

Harpur Jan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Jan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	5,507
Male Population	2,824
Female Population	2,683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur Jan compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Jan is the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Harpur Jan

Harpur Jan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur Jan 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur Jan from other places

Harpur Jan lies about 23 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about under 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 Jan
Nearest railway station	Alehpur Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mashrakh	23 km
District headquarters	Saran	23 km

Villages closest to Harpur Jan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Jan village had a population of 5,507. That makes it the 7th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Harpur Jan village has 2,824 males and 2,683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Jan has about 950 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 999.

Harpur Jan covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Jan falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Jan is Alehpur Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur Jan.

Harpur Jan is about 23 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Jan is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Alehpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Mashrakh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.