About Harpur Kotwa Village

Harpur Kotwa is a mid sized village in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,943, made up of 944 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Kotwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Kotwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hasanpura
Pincode	841240
Area (hectares)	255.18 hectares
Population	1,943
Male Population	944
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,058
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur Kotwa compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Kotwa is the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 255.18 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Harpur Kotwa

Harpur Kotwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur Kotwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kotwa from other places

Harpur Kotwa lies about 124 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 16 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 Kotwa
Nearest railway station	Pusauli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanpura	20 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	28 km
District headquarters	Siwan	124 km

Villages closest to Harpur Kotwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Kotwa village had a population of 1,943. That makes it the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Harpur Kotwa village has 944 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Kotwa has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Harpur Kotwa is 841240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur Kotwa covers 255.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Kotwa falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Kotwa is Pusauli, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Harpur Kotwa.

Harpur Kotwa is about 124 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Kotwa is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. Pusauli is about 16 km away. Hasanpura is about 20 km away. Bhabhua is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.