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

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,209 people in 544 households**, the 16th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 3,209people (2011)
- 544households
- 63.8%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBelthu
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239729

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?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)12 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?

10 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
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn 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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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, 56 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**92%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****20%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1004**

**927

Working population ****32.3%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 54.5% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 200 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (23%) · **■** Other work 236 (23%) · **■** Marginal 361 (35%)

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

- Baurgaon3,790 people
- Dindealpur3,758 people
- Ghorpithia3,694 people
- Makanpur3,501 people
- Bhulni3,120 people
- Pairdominiamal3,109 people
- Imadpur3,071 people
- Amwa3,060 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?3,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?63.8% (Census 2011)