# Harswar Village, Harlakhi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Harlakhi, Madhubani 

# Harswar

Harswar is a village in Harlakhi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847240**. The 2011 Census counted **3,585 people in 714 households**, the 23rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 3,585people (2011)
- 714households
- 65.1%literacy
- 847240PIN code

## Harswar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harswar is 847240.** Harswar falls in Harlakhi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847240
- Gram panchayatHarswar
- Community development blockHarlakhi
- Census village code219879

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

## How far is Harswar from nearby towns?

- Harlakhi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)40 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)25 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 Harswar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Harswar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Basopatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Harswar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Harswar

Of every 100 households in Harswar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harswar · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**34%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****49%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Harswar?

■ Harswar · ■ Harlakhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**961

Working population ****31.4%**

**34.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 315 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 600 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (6%) · **■** Marginal 136 (12%)

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 Harlakhi

- Kaurna4,006 people
- Hurrahi3,947 people
- kalna3,856 people
- Bituhar3,833 people
- Rampur3,382 people
- Pahra3,253 people
- Manoharpur3,120 people
- Baingra3,035 people

[All 44 villages in Harlakhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/harlakhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harswar?847240
- How far is Harswar from Madhubani?40 km by road
- What is the population of Harswar?3,585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harswar in?Madhubani district (Harlakhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harswar?65.1% (Census 2011)