About Harihar Purwa Village

Harihar Purwa is one of the larger villages in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,631, made up of 4,845 males and 4,786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.09 hectares hectares.

Harihar Purwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harihar Purwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Area (hectares)	965.09 hectares
Population	9,631
Male Population	4,845
Female Population	4,786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
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 Harihar Purwa compares

By the 2011 count Harihar Purwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 965.09 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Harihar Purwa

Harihar Purwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Harihar Purwa 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 Harihar Purwa from other places

Harihar Purwa lies about 21 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 15 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 Harihar Purwa
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	4.6 km
Nearest railway station	Sahjanwa	15 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	21 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	21 km

Villages closest to Harihar Purwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 Harihar Purwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Harihar Purwa village had a population of 9,631. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Harihar Purwa village has 4,845 males and 4,786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harihar Purwa has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Harihar Purwa covers 965.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harihar Purwa falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harihar Purwa is Sahjanwa, about 15 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 Harihar Purwa.

Harihar Purwa 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.

Harihar Purwa is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 4.6 km away. Sahjanwa is about 15 km away. Khalīlābād is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.