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About Harpura Village

Harpura is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,336, made up of 1,282 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375.68 hectares hectares.

Harpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kanpur Dehat
Tehsil Sikandra
Area (hectares) 375.68 hectares
Population 2,336
Male Population 1,282
Female Population 1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
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 Harpura compares

By the 2011 count Harpura is the 25th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 375.68 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Harpura

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

Harpura lies about 10 km from Kanpur Dehat, and the nearest railway station is Jhinjhak, about 10 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 Harpura
Nearest railway station Jhinjhak 10 km
District headquarters Kanpur Dehat 10 km
Nearest town Jhīnjhak 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sikandra 14 km

Villages closest to Harpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpura village had a population of 2,336. That makes it the 25th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Harpura village has 1,282 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpura has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 856.

Harpura covers 375.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpura falls under Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpura is Jhinjhak, about 10 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 Harpura.

Harpura is about 10 km from Kanpur Dehat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpura is in Sikandra tehsil of Kanpur Dehat district. Jhinjhak is about 10 km away. Kanpur Dehat is about 10 km away. Jhīnjhak is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandemau (1.7 km), Bahbalpur (2.3 km) and Bahera (2.5 km).

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

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