About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,490, made up of 1,704 males and 1,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Goriakothi
Area (hectares)	194 hectares
Population	3,490
Male Population	1,704
Female Population	1,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 19th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 from other places

Harpur lies about 14 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 6.3 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 railway station	Jiradei	6.3 km
Nearest town	Mairwa	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goriakothi	14 km
District headquarters	Siwan	14 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goriakothi 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 3,490. That makes it the 19th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Harpur village has 1,704 males and 1,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Harpur covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Jiradei, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 14 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 6.3 km away. Mairwa is about 9.1 km away. Goriakothi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.