# Harpur Village, Kaluahi, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kaluahi, Madhubani 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Kaluahi sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **17,957 people in 3,587 households**, the 2nd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 17,957people (2011)
- 3,587households
- 64.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Kaluahi sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockKaluahi
- Census village code220234

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?

- Kaluahi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)13 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)13 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?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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, wheat and maize**. About 91% of the 1,137 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 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, 21 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Kaluahi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****39%**

**34%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**26%

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 Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Kaluahi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**930

Working population ****27.0%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 54.1% for women. 42% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 490 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,161 (24%) · **■** Household industry 151 (3%) · **■** Other work 602 (12%) · **■** Marginal 2,441 (50%)

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 Kaluahi

- Malmal25,101 people
- Kalikapur10,717 people
- Pursaulia10,670 people
- Nararh9,824 people
- Kormauli7,980 people

[All 20 villages in Kaluahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/kaluahi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Madhubani?13 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?17,957 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Madhubani district (Kaluahi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?64.1% (Census 2011)
