Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur
# Harnathpur

Harnathpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,160 people in 239 households, the 58th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.
- 1,160 people (2011)
- 239 households
- 65.8% literacy
- 830 females per 1,000 males

## Harnathpur PIN code and other codes

Harnathpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Dariyapur
- Community development block Shahkund
- Census village code 239876

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Harnathpur from nearby towns?
- Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## 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 school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Harnathpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 97% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Harnathpur

Of every 100 households in Harnathpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harnathpur · ■ Shahkund rural average
- Electricity for lighting 5% 19%
- Toilet within the home 10% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 88% 76%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 39% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 92%
- Use banking services 47% 50%
- Television 12% 12%
- Mobile phone 47% 52%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 10% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 29%
- Own their home 97% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Harnathpur?

■ Harnathpur · ■ Shahkund rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.8% 62.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 830 880
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 835 927
- Working population 42.6% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 58.6% for women. 49% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 25 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (10%) · ■ Household industry 7 (1%) · ■ Other work 26 (5%) · ■ Marginal 385 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund
- Bagh Chappar 1,360 people
- Karharia 1,348 people
- Ibrahimpur 1,199 people
- Goriasi 1,189 people
- Sultanpur 1,135 people
- Dewakharkita 1,123 people
- Laugain 1,116 people
- Chandar Bhanpur 1,091 people

All 170 villages in Shahkund

## Quick answers
- How far is Harnathpur from Bhagalpur? 15 km by road
- What is the population of Harnathpur? 1,160 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harnathpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harnathpur? 65.8% (Census 2011)

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