# Harpur Village, Thawe, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/thawe/harpur/ Village · Thawe, Gopalganj # Harpur Harpur is a village in Thawe sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,223 people in 338 households**, the 21st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,223people (2011) - 338households - 65.1%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Harpur PIN code and other codes Harpur falls in Thawe sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRamchandarpur - Community development blockThawe - Census village code230842 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? - Thawe (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)6 km by road - Gopalganj (nearest town)6 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? 10 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Gopalganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Gopalganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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 - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 94% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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, 27 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Harpur · ■ Thawe rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **21% Toilet within the home ****7%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **64% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **87% Use banking services ****80%** **66% Television ****10%** **20% Mobile phone ****74%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Thawe rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **963 Working population ****32.4%** **26.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 53.9% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 202 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (47%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 88 (12%) · **■** Marginal 68 (9%) 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 Thawe - Bedu Tola3,059 people - Chitu Tola2,877 people - Gopla Math2,516 people - Indarwa Bairam2,444 people - Ekderwa1,959 people - Harbansa1,880 people - Gawndri1,775 people - Bagaha Nizamat1,725 people [All 53 villages in Thawe](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/thawe/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur from Gopalganj?6 km by road - What is the population of Harpur?2,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur in?Gopalganj district (Thawe sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur?65.1% (Census 2011)