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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,797, made up of 1,351 males and 1,446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273155
Area (hectares) 321.21 hectares
Population 2,797
Male Population 1,351
Female Population 1,446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 57th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 321.21 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

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 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 10 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 21 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 27 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pharenda 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 2,797. That makes it the 57th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Harpur village has 1,351 males and 1,446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 273155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 321.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Pharenda 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Purandarpur is about 3.7 km away. Pharenda is about 10 km away. Mahārāganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siswania Khurd (1.7 km), Mani Kaura (2.0 km) and Paras Khand (2.1 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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