# Harpur Village, Aurai, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/harpur/ Village · Aurai, Muzaffarpur # Harpur Harpur is a village in Aurai sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,369 people in 582 households**, the 39th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 2,369people (2011) - 582households - 44.0%literacy - 843117PIN code ## Harpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Harpur is 843117.** Harpur falls in Aurai sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843117 - Gram panchayatDih Jiwar - Community development blockAurai - Census village code229031 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? - Aurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Muzaffurpur (nearest town)35 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? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Muzaffurpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffurpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffurpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 68% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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, 12 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur · ■ Aurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **4% Toilet within the home ****23%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****53%** **36% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****51%** **52% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Aurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.0%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **918 Working population ****25.4%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.1% for men and 33.0% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 58 (10%) · **■** Other work 143 (24%) · **■** Marginal 314 (52%) 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 Aurai - Harpur Besi2,851 people - Mahrauli urf Madhauli2,553 people - Asmanpur2,483 people - Pitaunjhia Jagarnath2,456 people - Ekma2,349 people - Chainpur2,340 people - Fatehpur Barauna2,328 people - Dhasna2,291 people [All 116 villages in Aurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Harpur?843117 - How far is Harpur from Muzaffarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Harpur?2,369 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur in?Muzaffarpur district (Aurai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur?44.0% (Census 2011)