# Harpur Village, Korha, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Korha, Katihar 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Korha sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **647 people in 137 households**, the 64th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 647people (2011)
- 137households
- 33.5%literacy
- 1,121females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Korha sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhiria
- Community development blockKorha
- Census village code224378

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?

- Korha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)20 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Korha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**10%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****73%**

**32%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

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 · ■ Korha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.5%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**979

Working population ****40.0%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.6% for men and 21.1% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 32 (12%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 222 (86%)

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 Korha

- Baisa Ramna1,067 people
- Pirganj1,000 people
- Kishorganj912 people
- Gorhipachma728 people
- Madhura637 people
- Madhura562 people
- Kajra435 people
- Gosain Milik433 people

[All 84 villages in Korha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/korha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Katihar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?647 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Katihar district (Korha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?33.5% (Census 2011)