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About Harkhpur Village

Harkhpur is a mid sized village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 313 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.95 hectares hectares.

Harkhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harkhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 26.95 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 313
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Harkhpur compares

By the 2011 count Harkhpur is the 235th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 26.95 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Harkhpur

Harkhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harkhpur 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 Harkhpur from other places

Harkhpur lies about 1.5 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaunpur Junction, about 1.8 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 Harkhpur
District headquarters Jaunpur 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Jaunpur Junction 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 27 km

Villages closest to Harkhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 Harkhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Harkhpur village had a population of 645. That makes it the 235th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Harkhpur village has 313 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harkhpur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1043.

Harkhpur covers 26.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harkhpur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harkhpur is Jaunpur Junction, about 1.8 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 within <5 km distance for Harkhpur.

Harkhpur is about 1.5 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harkhpur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jaunpur is about 1.5 km away. Jaunpur Junction is about 1.8 km away. Badlapur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamunipur (4.9 km), Samodhpur Khurd (5.6 km) and Jagdishpur (7.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Harkhpur today is likely to be higher.

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