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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 585 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 585
Female Population 556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 11 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 1025.

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 village. 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 Guthani 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 Guthani 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 1,141. That makes it the 37th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Harpur village has 585 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur 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 1025.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Guthani 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 village.

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

The closest recorded villages are Bhalua (4.8 km), Khap Lebhri (5.6 km) and Bharauli (6.0 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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