# Harpur Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 177 households**, the 104th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 177households
- 74.8%literacy
- 850females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirsia
- Community development blockKuchaikote
- Census village code230496

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?

- Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)11 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)11 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?

8 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuchaikote
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 90% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 44 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**76%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**68%

Television ****27%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 · ■ Kuchaikote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**952

Working population ****20.4%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 60.7% for women. 37% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 187 (71%) · **■** Marginal 44 (17%)

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 Kuchaikote

- Barnaiya Gokhul1,322 people
- Sukhdew Patti1,305 people
- Barnaiyan Rajaram1,301 people
- Nichua Khas1,296 people
- Baijalha1,272 people
- Sonahula Gokhul1,260 people
- Baidauli1,249 people
- Bhatwa Parasram1,181 people

[All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Gopalganj?11 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?74.8% (Census 2011)