# Harpur Village, Sidhwalia, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sidhwalia, Gopalganj 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Sidhwalia sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 343 households**, the 24th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,894people (2011)
- 343households
- 61.5%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBudhsi
- Community development blockSidhwalia
- Census village code231118

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?

- Sidhwalia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)36 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)10 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?

9 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhawaliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sipaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 85% of the 223 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****70%**

**59%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**12%

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 · ■ Sidhwalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**933

Working population ****25.4%**

**25.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 48.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (17%) · **■** Marginal 258 (54%)

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 Sidhwalia

- Jhajhwa2,944 people
- Salehpur2,922 people
- Bishunpura2,184 people
- Teknewas1,970 people
- Bahadura1,889 people
- Katea Khas1,856 people
- Sakla1,844 people
- Surhia1,754 people

[All 50 villages in Sidhwalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/sidhwalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Gopalganj?36 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Gopalganj district (Sidhwalia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?61.5% (Census 2011)