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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Nautanwa tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,016, made up of 1,065 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.67 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nautanwa
Area (hectares) 286.67 hectares
Population 2,016
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 92nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents. Its 286.67 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Harpur from other places

Harpur lies about 27 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Purandarpur, about 3.7 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 Purandarpur 3.7 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 21 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nautanwa 31 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nautanwa 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 2,016. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,800 residents.

Harpur village has 1,065 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Harpur covers 286.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Purandarpur, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Harpur.

Harpur is about 27 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 Nautanwa tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Purandarpur is about 3.7 km away. Mahārāganj is about 21 km away. Mahrajganj 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 Manikapur (2.0 km), Baikunthpur (2.2 km) and Siswa Urf Khoriya (2.6 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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