# Harigaon Village, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/harigaon/ Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur # Harigaon Harigaon is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,638 people in 973 households**, the 11th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 6,638people (2011) - 973households - 71.7%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Harigaon PIN code and other codes Harigaon falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarigaon - Community development blockJagdishpur - Census village code247208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harigaon from nearby towns? - Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)12 km by road - Jagdishpur (nearest town)7 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 Harigaon? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Harigaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jagdishpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harigaon known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 517 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 Harigaon Of every 100 households in Harigaon in 2011, 5 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Harigaon · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **5% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****68%** **63% Television ****18%** **12% Mobile phone ****65%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Harigaon? ■ Harigaon · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.7%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **908 Working population ****32.9%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 58.9% for women. 45% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 969 (44%) · **■** Household industry 100 (5%) · **■** Other work 306 (14%) · **■** Marginal 462 (21%) 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 Jagdishpur - Dalippur8,921 people - Bimawan8,487 people - Hetampur7,575 people - Hardiya6,998 people - UtarwariJangalMahalJagdishpur6,330 people - Araila4,893 people - Barad Parwa4,327 people - Shiupur3,760 people [All 91 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harigaon from Arrah?12 km by road - What is the population of Harigaon?6,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harigaon in?Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harigaon?71.7% (Census 2011)