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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a large village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,937, made up of 2,508 males and 2,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 427.65 hectares hectares.

Harpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 427.65 hectares
Population 4,937
Male Population 2,508
Female Population 2,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 427.65 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Harpur

Harpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Harpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 6.8 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Paligarh, about 4.8 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 Harpur
Nearest railway station Paligarh 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 6.8 km
District headquarters Mau 6.8 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 4,937. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Harpur village has 2,508 males and 2,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Harpur covers 427.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Paligarh, about 4.8 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 and private bus service as Available for Harpur.

Harpur is about 6.8 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Paligarh is about 4.8 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 6.8 km away. Mau is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bibipur (under 2 km), Tahirpur (1.8 km) and Lkkhupur (2.0 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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