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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Bansgaon tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 962, made up of 463 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.11 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Bansgaon
Area (hectares) 57.11 hectares
Population 962
Male Population 463
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,078
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 140th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 932 residents. Its 57.11 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 30 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sardarnagar, about 23 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
Tehsil headquarters Bansgaon 8.2 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Sardarnagar 23 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 30 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bansgaon 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 962. That makes it the 140th largest of the 443 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 932 residents.

Harpur village has 463 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Harpur covers 57.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harpur falls under Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Sardarnagar, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available for Harpur.

Harpur is about 30 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Bansgaon tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Bansgaon is about 8.2 km away. Rūdarpur is about 21 km away. Sardarnagar is about 23 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 Solanki (under 2 km), Jameenlauharpur (under 2 km) and Dhausa (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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