About Herpur Village

Herpur is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 312 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Herpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Herpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gorakhpur
Tehsil	Khajni
Pincode	273213
Area (hectares)	53.54 hectares
Population	582
Male Population	312
Female Population	270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Herpur compares

By the 2011 count Herpur is the 338th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 53.54 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Herpur

Herpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Herpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Herpur from other places

Herpur lies about 42 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 21 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 Herpur
Nearest railway station	Chureb	21 km
Nearest town	Khalīlābād	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khajni	27 km
District headquarters	Gorakhpur	42 km

Villages closest to Herpur

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 Herpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Herpur village had a population of 582. That makes it the 338th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Herpur village has 312 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Herpur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Herpur is 273213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Herpur covers 53.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Herpur falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Herpur is Chureb, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Herpur.

Herpur is about 42 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Herpur is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chureb is about 21 km away. Khalīlābād is about 21 km away. Khajni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.