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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 130 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 40.23 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 130
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 147th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 40.23 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 from other places

Harpur lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 21 km
Nearest town Bagaha 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Harpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur village had a population of 259. That makes it the 147th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Harpur village has 130 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 40.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Kathautia, about 21 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 5.9 km away. Kathautia is about 21 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kendua Kalan (under 2 km), Benduara (under 2 km) and Baida Chak (under 2 km).

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

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