# Harpur Village, Raniganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/harpur/ Village · Raniganj, Araria # Harpur Harpur is a village in Raniganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854319**. The 2011 Census counted **3,289 people in 662 households**, the 45th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.7%. - 3,289people (2011) - 662households - 50.6%literacy - 854319PIN code ## Harpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Harpur is 854319.** Harpur falls in Raniganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854319 - Gram panchayatMohni - Community development blockRaniganj - Census village code221741 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harpur from nearby towns? - Raniganj (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Araria (district HQ)15 km by road - Araria (nearest town)15 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria - ○Degree college10+ km · Araria - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and jute**. About 72% of the 347 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Harpur · ■ Raniganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **92% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **23% Television ****8%** **5% Mobile phone ****39%** **39% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **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? ■ Harpur · ■ Raniganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.6%** **49.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **960 Working population ****33.4%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.2% for men and 44.5% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (3%) · **■** Marginal 222 (20%) 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 Raniganj - Barhara3,565 people - Kadwa3,546 people - Rupauli3,431 people - Baijnathpur3,290 people - Jamghatti2,998 people - Indarpur2,886 people - Bhawani Nagar2,856 people - Belgachhi2,846 people [All 89 villages in Raniganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/raniganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Harpur?854319 - How far is Harpur from Araria?15 km by road - What is the population of Harpur?3,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur in?Araria district (Raniganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur?50.6% (Census 2011)