# 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 **81 people in 12 households**, the 85th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 81people (2011)
- 12households
- 62.1%literacy
- 1,250females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAmari
- Community development blockDharhara
- Census village code242887

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?

- Dharhara (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamalpur (nearest town)10 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?

3 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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lakrapatal
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dasrathpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 88% of the 13 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, 57 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Dharhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****93%**

**59%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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+) ****62.1%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1250**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1556**

**914

Working population ****21.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.7% for men and 58.1% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (6%) · **■** Other work 8 (47%) · **■** Marginal 1 (6%)

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

- Harai Chak142 people
- Tola Bariara101 people
- Afjupur100 people
- Gopalpur91 people
- Hasanpur78 people
- Tola Amra Sani63 people
- Bhawanipur45 people
- Jagdispur44 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Munger?16 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?81 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Munger district (Dharhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?62.1% (Census 2011)