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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 262 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.24 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 151.24 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 262
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 435th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 151.24 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 10+ 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 47 km from Bijnor. 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 town Sherkot 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 12 km
District headquarters Bijnor 47 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 521. That makes it the 435th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Harpur village has 262 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Harpur covers 151.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Harpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 47 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 Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Sherkot is about 5.4 km away. Dhampur is about 12 km away. Bijnor is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girdharpur (under 2 km), Kanharpur (under 2 km) and Paharpur Dwarika (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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