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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Padrauna tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 327 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.56 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Padrauna
Area (hectares) 86.56 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 327
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 390th largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents. Its 86.56 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Harpur

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

Harpur lies about 9.8 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Ramkola, about 9.3 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 Ramkola 9.3 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Padrauna 14 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Padrauna 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 601. That makes it the 390th largest of the 487 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,114 residents.

Harpur village has 327 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Harpur covers 86.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Ramkola, about 9.3 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 Harpur.

Harpur is about 9.8 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Padrauna tehsil of Kushinagar district. Ramkola is about 9.3 km away. Kushinagar is about 9.8 km away. Padrauna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harpur Maphi (under 2 km), Harpur Tappa Batesara 46 (under 2 km) and Paharpur (under 2 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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