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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Campierganj tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,085, made up of 1,550 males and 1,535 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, 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 Gorakhpur
Tehsil Campierganj
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 140.67 hectares
Population 3,085
Male Population 1,550
Female Population 1,535
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 43rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 140.67 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

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 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipraich, about 13 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 Pipraich 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Campierganj 21 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 21 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Campierganj 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 3,085. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Harpur village has 1,550 males and 1,535 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 140.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Pipraich, about 13 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 21 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 Campierganj tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Pipraich is about 13 km away. Campierganj is about 21 km away. Gorakhpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jivnarainpur (under 2 km), Narainpur (under 2 km) and Rajpur (2.8 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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