About Mahakharpur Village

Mahakharpur is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 540 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.76 hectares hectares.

Mahakharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahakharpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	77.76 hectares
Population	1,047
Male Population	540
Female Population	507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Mahakharpur compares

By the 2011 count Mahakharpur is the 217th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 77.76 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Mahakharpur

Mahakharpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Mahakharpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Mahakharpur from other places

Mahakharpur lies about 75 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 3.7 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 Mahakharpur
Nearest railway station	Purandarpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Mahārāganj	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	32 km
District headquarters	Basti	75 km

Villages closest to Mahakharpur

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

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Common questions about Mahakharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahakharpur village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 217th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Mahakharpur village has 540 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahakharpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Mahakharpur covers 77.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Mahakharpur falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Mahakharpur is Purandarpur, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Mahakharpur.

Mahakharpur is about 75 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahakharpur is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Purandarpur is about 3.7 km away. Mahārāganj is about 21 km away. Harraiya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.