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About Harpur Otsi Village

Harpur Otsi is a large village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,377 males and 1,255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Harpur Otsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Otsi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 2,632
Male Population 1,377
Female Population 1,255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Harpur Otsi compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Otsi is the 35th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Harpur Otsi

Harpur Otsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur Otsi 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 Harpur Otsi from other places

Harpur Otsi lies about 40 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bithauli, about 11 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 Otsi
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Bithauli 11 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 20 km
District headquarters Vaishali 40 km

Villages closest to Harpur Otsi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahua 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 Harpur Otsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Otsi village had a population of 2,632. That makes it the 35th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Harpur Otsi village has 1,377 males and 1,255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Otsi has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Harpur Otsi covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur Otsi falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Otsi is Bithauli, about 11 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 Harpur Otsi.

Harpur Otsi is about 40 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Otsi is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 4.1 km away. Bithauli is about 11 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Rasulpur Osti (under 2 km) and Lachhmipur Tal Doghra (under 2 km).

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

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