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About Harpur Makund Village

Harpur Makund is a large village in Raja Pakar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,087, made up of 1,091 males and 996 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares.

Harpur Makund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Makund village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Raja Pakar
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 2,087
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 996
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur Makund compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Makund is the 23rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,355 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Harpur Makund

Harpur Makund 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 Harpur Makund 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur Makund from other places

Harpur Makund lies about 45 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Gram Kharika, about 3.3 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 Makund
Nearest railway station Gram Kharika 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Raja Pakar 6.8 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 13 km
District headquarters Vaishali 45 km

Villages closest to Harpur Makund

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raja Pakar 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 Makund

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Makund village had a population of 2,087. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,355 residents.

Harpur Makund village has 1,091 males and 996 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Makund has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Harpur Makund covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur Makund falls under Raja Pakar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Makund is Gram Kharika, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur Makund.

Harpur Makund is about 45 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Makund is in Raja Pakar tehsil of Vaishali district. Gram Kharika is about 3.3 km away. Raja Pakar is about 6.8 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur Hardas (under 2 km), Jafarpatti (under 2 km) and Hasanpur Bakhri (under 2 km).

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

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