About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Ziradei tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 716 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,247 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841242, 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	Ziradei
Pincode	841242
Area (hectares)	102 hectares
Population	1,609
Male Population	716
Female Population	893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,247
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 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 5 - 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 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	Ziradei	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 Ziradei 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 1,609. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,052 residents.

Harpur village has 716 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1247 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 841242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Ziradei 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Ziradei tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 6.3 km away. Mairwa is about 9.1 km away. Ziradei is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.