# Harpur Village, Garhani, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garhani, Bhojpur 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Garhani sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802223**. The 2011 Census counted **1,933 people in 327 households**, the 16th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,933people (2011)
- 327households
- 71.5%literacy
- 802223PIN code

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harpur is 802223.** Harpur falls in Garhani sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802223
- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockGarhani
- Census village code247504

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?

- Garhani (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)29 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)29 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 and wheat**. About 79% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 0 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Garhani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**57%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****91%**

**97%

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 · ■ Garhani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1134**

**923

Working population ****32.7%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 56.3% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 194 (31%) · **■** Marginal 201 (32%)

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 Garhani

- Balbandh2,619 people
- Paharpur2,476 people
- Baraura2,159 people
- Pipra1,944 people
- Hadia Bad1,819 people
- Pararia1,808 people
- Morasia1,796 people
- Mandura1,726 people

[All 54 villages in Garhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/garhani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harpur?802223
- How far is Harpur from Arrah?29 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Bhojpur district (Garhani sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?71.5% (Census 2011)
