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About Harpalpur Village

Harpalpur is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,297, made up of 1,798 males and 1,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 755 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpalpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147201
Area (hectares) 755 hectares
Population 3,297
Male Population 1,798
Female Population 1,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpalpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 755 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Harpalpur

Harpalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpalpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpalpur from other places

Harpalpur lies about 21 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 8.2 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 Harpalpur
Nearest railway station Kauli 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 9.4 km
District headquarters Patiala 21 km

Villages closest to Harpalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpalpur village had a population of 3,297. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Harpalpur village has 1,798 males and 1,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpalpur has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Harpalpur is 147201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpalpur covers 755 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harpalpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Harpalpur is Kauli, about 8.2 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 village for Harpalpur.

Harpalpur is about 21 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpalpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 8.2 km away. Rajpura is about 9.4 km away. Patiala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutha Kheri (under 2 km), Lohchwan (1.5 km) and Loha Kheri (2.2 km).

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

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