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About Horlapur Village

Horlapur is a mid sized village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 736 males and 651 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Horlapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Horlapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nichlaul
Pincode 273153
Area (hectares) 141.03 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 736
Female Population 651
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Horlapur compares

By the 2011 count Horlapur is the 140th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 141.03 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Horlapur

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

Horlapur lies about 27 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Siswa Bazar, about 5.8 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 Horlapur
Nearest railway station Siswa Bazar 5.8 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nichlaul 22 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 27 km

Villages closest to Horlapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Horlapur village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 140th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Horlapur village has 736 males and 651 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Horlapur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Horlapur is 273153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Horlapur covers 141.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Horlapur falls under Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Horlapur is Siswa Bazar, about 5.8 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 Horlapur.

Horlapur 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.

Horlapur is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Siswa Bazar is about 5.8 km away. Mahārāganj is about 16 km away. Nichlaul is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phatakdauna (under 2 km), Basdila (under 2 km) and Basia (under 2 km).

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

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