# Harpur Village, Benipur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/harpur/ Village · Benipur, Darbhanga # Harpur Harpur is a village in Benipur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847233**. The 2011 Census counted **3,057 people in 668 households**, the 23rd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 3,057people (2011) - 668households - 70.6%literacy - 847233PIN code ## Harpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Harpur is 847233.** Harpur falls in Benipur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847233 - Gram panchayatHaripur - Community development blockBenipur - Census village code227258 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? - Benipur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)27 km by road - Benipur (nearest town)5 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bahedha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bahedha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 15 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 65% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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, 14 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur · ■ Benipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **11% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **81% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **40% Television ****13%** **7% Mobile phone ****71%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **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 Harpur? ■ Harpur · ■ Benipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791** **933 Working population ****29.7%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 58.2% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 293 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (14%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (11%) · **■** Marginal 381 (42%) 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 Benipur - Moazampur3,800 people - Mokarampur3,570 people - Balni3,475 people - Upardaha3,394 people - Kishunpur2,738 people - Jakauli2,567 people - Supaul2,473 people - Tarauni2,312 people [All 44 villages in Benipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/benipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Harpur?847233 - How far is Harpur from Darbhanga?27 km by road - What is the population of Harpur?3,057 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur in?Darbhanga district (Benipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur?70.6% (Census 2011)