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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a small village in Rasra tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 183 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 760 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.33 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Rasra
Area (hectares) 28.33 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 183
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 760
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 259th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents. Its 28.33 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Harpur

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 <5 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 31 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Lalkuan Junction, about 18 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
Nearest railway station Lalkuan Junction 18 km
Nearest town Sitārganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rasra 31 km
District headquarters Ballia 31 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rasra 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 322. That makes it the 259th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,501 residents.

Harpur village has 183 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 760 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Harpur covers 28.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Rasra tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Lalkuan Junction, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 31 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Rasra tehsil of Ballia district. Lalkuan Junction is about 18 km away. Sitārganj is about 20 km away. Rasra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajadharpur (under 2 km), Gaziapur T Harpur (under 2 km) and Asanwar (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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