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About Harpura Village

Harpura is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 504, made up of 273 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 591.03 hectares hectares.

Harpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 591.03 hectares
Population 504
Male Population 273
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Harpura compares

By the 2011 count Harpura is the 92nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 591.03 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Harpura

The census records public bus service for Harpura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpura from other places

Harpura lies about 37 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 26 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 Harpura
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 15 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 15 km
Nearest railway station Basari 26 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 37 km

Villages closest to Harpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpura village had a population of 504. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Harpura village has 273 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpura has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 885.

Harpura covers 591.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Harpura falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpura is Basari, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpura.

Harpura is about 37 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpura is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 15 km away. Bijāwar is about 15 km away. Basari is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewra (under 2 km), Lahar (2.8 km) and Motigarh (4.1 km).

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

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