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About Harpalpur Village

Harpalpur is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 489 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,274 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Harpalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 489
Female Population 623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,274
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpalpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpalpur is the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Harpalpur

Harpalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpalpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpalpur from other places

Harpalpur lies about 46 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sanwara, 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 Harpalpur
Nearest town Sikandarpur 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Sanwara 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 29 km
District headquarters Siwan 46 km

Villages closest to Harpalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpalpur village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Harpalpur village has 489 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpalpur has about 1274 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Harpalpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpalpur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpalpur is Sanwara, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Harpalpur.

Harpalpur is about 46 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpalpur is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Sikandarpur is about 9.8 km away. Sanwara is about 16 km away. Raghunathpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraipur (under 2 km), Dilawarpur (under 2 km) and Edilpur (under 2 km).

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

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