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About Harkeshpur Village

Harkeshpur is a mid sized village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,934, made up of 1,010 males and 924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Harkeshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkeshpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 1,934
Male Population 1,010
Female Population 924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harkeshpur compares

By the 2011 count Harkeshpur is the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Harkeshpur

Harkeshpur 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 Harkeshpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harkeshpur from other places

Harkeshpur lies about 20 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 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 Harkeshpur
Nearest railway station Bishunpur Mahuari Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 3.1 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 3.1 km
District headquarters Siwan 20 km

Villages closest to Harkeshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkeshpur village had a population of 1,934. That makes it the 35th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Harkeshpur village has 1,010 males and 924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkeshpur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Harkeshpur covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harkeshpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harkeshpur is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, about under 2 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 village for Harkeshpur.

Harkeshpur is about 20 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkeshpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about under 2 km away. Maharajganj is about 3.1 km away. Mahārājgani is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur Mahuari (under 2 km), Kas Deura (under 2 km) and Chhotka Teghra (under 2 km).

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

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