# Harpur Kalan Village, Biraul, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Biraul, Darbhanga 

# Harpur Kalan

Harpur Kalan is a village in Biraul sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,150 people in 1,008 households**, the 17th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 5,150people (2011)
- 1,008households
- 48.6%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Harpur Kalan PIN code and other codes

Harpur Kalan falls in Biraul sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKamar Kalan
- Community development blockBiraul
- Census village code227719

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harpur Kalan from nearby towns?

- Biraul (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)41 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)41 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 Kalan?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Kalan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Kalan

Of every 100 households in Harpur Kalan in 2011, 18 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur Kalan · ■ Biraul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**8%

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

**16%

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

**83%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**43%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**32%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kalan?

■ Harpur Kalan · ■ Biraul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**938

Working population ****31.1%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 29.7% for women. 43% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 319 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 521 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 126 (8%) · **■** Marginal 632 (39%)

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 Biraul

- Akbarpur Baik6,329 people
- Bhaini5,782 people
- Auranga Usuri5,303 people
- Jagdispur5,227 people
- Patania4,849 people
- Sahasram4,760 people
- Sonpur4,562 people
- Murwara4,483 people

[All 70 villages in Biraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/biraul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur Kalan from Darbhanga?41 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur Kalan?5,150 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur Kalan in?Darbhanga district (Biraul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur Kalan?48.6% (Census 2011)