# Harpur Kalan Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/harpur-kalan/ Village · Bhargama, Araria # Harpur Kalan Harpur Kalan is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,406 people in 659 households**, the 22nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 3,406people (2011) - 659households - 47.6%literacy - 922females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Kalan PIN code and other codes Harpur Kalan falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpur Kalan - Community development blockBhargama - Census village code221703 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harpur Kalan from nearby towns? - Bhargama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)45 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Harpur Kalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhargaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harpur Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Harpur Kalan Of every 100 households in Harpur Kalan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Harpur Kalan · ■ Bhargama rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****0%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **99% Use banking services ****3%** **20% Television ****1%** **5% Mobile phone ****9%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Harpur Kalan? ■ Harpur Kalan · ■ Bhargama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **940 Working population ****47.9%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.8% for men and 34.9% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 612 (37%) · **■** Household industry 77 (5%) · **■** Other work 17 (1%) · **■** Marginal 817 (50%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhargama - Shaikhpura5,517 people - Chiraiya4,274 people - Gamharia3,577 people - Hingua Jot3,446 people - Baija Patti3,013 people - Bishunpr Bhaiaram2,593 people - Akarthappa2,501 people - Tharua Patti2,366 people [All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Kalan from Araria?45 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Kalan?3,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Kalan in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Kalan?47.6% (Census 2011)