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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Piprarhi tehsil, in the district of Sheohar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,176, made up of 1,682 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheohar
Tehsil Piprarhi
Pincode 843324
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 3,176
Male Population 1,682
Female Population 1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 13th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Fateh, Chatauna Urf Gopinathpur, Dhankaul and Dharampur Dekuli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 3,176. That makes it the 13th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,128 residents.

Harpur village has 1,682 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 843324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district in Bihar.

The census record for Harpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is in Piprarhi tehsil of Sheohar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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