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About Harpur Faridan Village

Harpur Faridan is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 420 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Harpur Faridan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Faridan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 420
Female Population 400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur Faridan compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Faridan is the 53rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Harpur Faridan

Harpur Faridan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur Faridan as Available within 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 Faridan from other places

Harpur Faridan lies about 13 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paterhi, about 11 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 Faridan
Nearest railway station Paterhi 11 km
District headquarters Saran 13 km
Nearest town Marhaura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 20 km

Villages closest to Harpur Faridan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Faridan village had a population of 820. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Harpur Faridan village has 420 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Faridan has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Harpur Faridan covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Faridan falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Faridan is Paterhi, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur Faridan.

Harpur Faridan is about 13 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Faridan is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Paterhi is about 11 km away. Saran is about 13 km away. Marhaura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piran Chak (8.3 km), Dewrhi (16 km) and Bhataura (16 km).

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

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