# Harpur Village, Dharhara, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dharhara, Munger 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Dharhara sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **311 people in 81 households**, the 71st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 311people (2011)
- 81households
- 81.3%literacy
- 840females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Dharhara sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAurabagicha
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242797

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?

- Munger (district HQ)26 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)19 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mohanpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dharhara Kasba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 15% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 22 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**26%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**37%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**59%

Television ****2%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****93%**

**40%

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 · ■ Dharhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****840**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1227**

**914

Working population ****30.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 68.7% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Other work 15 (16%) · **■** Marginal 62 (65%)

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 Dharhara

- Bari Chak339 people
- Tola Barmanni339 people
- Phulka329 people
- Bari Chak323 people
- Tola Paisra298 people
- Bariarpur293 people
- Masumganj275 people
- Dharbara Kasba Arazi266 people

[All 186 villages in Dharhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/dharhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Munger?26 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?81.3% (Census 2011)