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About Harpur Kalan Village

Harpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Nichlaul tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 635 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.05 hectares hectares.

Harpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Nichlaul
Area (hectares) 159.05 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 635
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Harpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Harpur Kalan is the 156th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 159.05 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Harpur Kalan

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

Harpur Kalan 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Ghughuli 7.1 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nichlaul 30 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 30 km

Villages closest to Harpur Kalan

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 Harpur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Harpur Kalan village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 156th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Harpur Kalan village has 635 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur Kalan has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Harpur Kalan covers 159.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur Kalan falls under Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur Kalan is Ghughuli, about 7.1 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 Harpur Kalan.

Harpur Kalan 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 Kalan is in Nichlaul tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Ghughuli is about 7.1 km away. Mahārāganj is about 13 km away. Nichlaul is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajahi (under 2 km), Bariar Pur (under 2 km) and Chamainia (1.6 km).

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

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