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

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **714 people in 110 households**, the 43rd largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 714people (2011)
- 110households
- 41.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAndhari
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247786

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?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)59 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)20 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?

3 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 71% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****6%**

**60%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**25%

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 · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**971

Working population ****36.7%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.3% for men and 33.7% for women. 44% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 158 (60%)

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 Sahar

- Sakhuana888 people
- Lodipur784 people
- Koriar783 people
- Hatimganj717 people
- Koni597 people
- Kanpahari572 people
- Nima569 people
- Janaidih468 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Arrah?59 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?714 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?41.9% (Census 2011)