# Harnathpur Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Harnathpur

Harnathpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,141 people in 428 households**, the 30th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 2,141people (2011)
- 428households
- 63.2%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Harnathpur PIN code and other codes

Harnathpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGobrai
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239826

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harnathpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)35 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 Harnathpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Harnathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Harnathpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Harnathpur

Of every 100 households in Harnathpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harnathpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**76%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****87%**

**50%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Harnathpur?

■ Harnathpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863**

**927

Working population ****47.4%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 53.3% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (22%) · **■** Marginal 407 (40%)

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 Shahkund

- Naraenpur2,502 people
- Kishunpur Amkhoria2,479 people
- Tahhalnagar2,461 people
- Daspur2,430 people
- Khulli1,970 people
- Kishunpur1,970 people
- Purani Kherhi1,942 people
- Gurgawan1,791 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harnathpur from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Harnathpur?2,141 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harnathpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harnathpur?63.2% (Census 2011)