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About Harpur Village

Harpur is a mid sized village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 646 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272172, 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 Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Pincode 272172
Area (hectares) 164.72 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 646
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Harpur compares

By the 2011 count Harpur is the 125th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 164.72 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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 within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 from other places

Harpur lies about 14 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 5.6 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 Maghar 5.6 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 14 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 14 km

Villages closest to Harpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghanghata 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 1,233. That makes it the 125th largest of the 493 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Harpur village has 646 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Harpur is 272172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harpur covers 164.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Harpur falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Harpur is Maghar, about 5.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Harpur.

Harpur is about 14 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Harpur is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Maghar is about 5.6 km away. Khalīlābād is about 11 km away. Ghanghata is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katya (2.0 km), Parmeswarpur (2.4 km) and Majhaura (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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