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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Tamkuhi Raj tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,592 males and 1,569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.35 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Tamkuhi Raj
Area (hectares) 251.35 hectares
Population 3,161
Male Population 1,592
Female Population 1,569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 85th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 251.35 hectares work out to about 13 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 978.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Tamkuhi Raj 9.8 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 9.8 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tamkuhi Raj 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 3,161. That makes it the 85th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Harpur village has 1,592 males and 1,569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 986 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 978.

Harpur covers 251.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Tamkuhi Raj 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Tamkuhi Raj tehsil of Kushinagar district. Ramkola is about 9.3 km away. Tamkuhi Raj is about 9.8 km away. Kushinagar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banaraha Pachhim Patti (under 2 km), Banaraha Purab Patti (under 2 km) and Jungle Siswa (2.8 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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