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About Bharpur Village

Bharpur is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 248 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 208.32 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 248
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
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 Bharpur compares

By the 2011 count Bharpur is the 49th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 208.32 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Bharpur

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

Bharpur lies about 12 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 45 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 Bharpur
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 12 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 12 km
Nearest town Tehri 12 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 45 km

Villages closest to Bharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharpur village had a population of 459. That makes it the 49th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Bharpur village has 248 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharpur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Bharpur is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharpur covers 208.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharpur falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Bharpur is Harrawala, about 45 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 Bharpur.

Bharpur is about 12 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharpur is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 12 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 12 km away. Tehri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhari (under 2 km), Dhaurgi (under 2 km) and Pujargaon (2.2 km).

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

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