About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 492 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841243, 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	Nautan
Pincode	841243
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	1,023
Male Population	492
Female Population	531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Harpur from other places

Harpur lies about 35 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 2.0 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	Ekma	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nautan	2.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	35 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautan 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 1,023. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,937 residents.

Harpur village has 492 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 841243. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Nautan tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Ekma, about 2.0 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 village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 35 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 Nautan tehsil of Siwan district. Ekma is about 2.0 km away. Nautan is about 2.7 km away. Mahārājgani is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.