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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 446 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246725, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Chandpur
Pincode 246725
Area (hectares) 180.28 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 446
Female Population 374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 249th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 180.28 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 919.

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 33 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Chandpur, about 2.9 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 Chandpur 2.9 km
Nearest town Chāndpur 3.3 km
District headquarters Bijnor 33 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandpur 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 820. That makes it the 249th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Harpur village has 446 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 246725. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 180.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Harpur falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Chandpur, about 2.9 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 33 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Chandpur is about 2.9 km away. Chāndpur is about 3.3 km away. Bijnor is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jujharpura Urf Naipura (under 2 km), Khanjarpur (under 2 km) and Taharpur Madad Imam (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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