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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,130, made up of 2,178 males and 1,952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.04 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Maharajganj
Area (hectares) 308.04 hectares
Population 4,130
Male Population 2,178
Female Population 1,952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 51st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents. Its 308.04 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harpur 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 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 30 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Ghughuli, about 7.1 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 Ghughuli 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Maharajganj 13 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 13 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 30 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 4,130. That makes it the 51st largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,521 residents.

Harpur village has 2,178 males and 1,952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Harpur covers 308.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Ghughuli, about 7.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harpur.

Harpur is about 30 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Ghughuli is about 7.1 km away. Maharajganj is about 13 km away. Mahārāganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipara Munderi (under 2 km), Pakari Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Barawa Chamainia (1.6 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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