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About Harpur Kasturi Village

Harpur Kasturi is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 370 males and 345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Kasturi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Kasturi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Bhagwanpur
Pincode 844114
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 370
Female Population 345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur Kasturi compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Kasturi is the 72nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Harpur Kasturi

Harpur Kasturi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur Kasturi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur Kasturi from other places

Harpur Kasturi lies about 113 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Kumarbagh, about 5.6 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 Kasturi
Nearest railway station Kumarbagh 5.6 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur 11 km
District headquarters Vaishali 113 km

Villages closest to Harpur Kasturi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Kasturi village had a population of 715. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Harpur Kasturi village has 370 males and 345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Kasturi has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Harpur Kasturi is 844114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur Kasturi covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Kasturi falls under Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Kasturi is Kumarbagh, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Harpur Kasturi.

Harpur Kasturi is about 113 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur Kasturi is in Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district. Kumarbagh is about 5.6 km away. Chanpatia is about 5.6 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shembhupur (2.6 km), Kaila Mohan (6.3 km) and Ghataro Battis Kurwa (6.5 km).

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

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