# Harsher Village, Minapur, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Minapur, Muzaffarpur 

# Harsher

Harsher is a village in Minapur sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843228**. The 2011 Census counted **7,329 people in 1,513 households**, the 6th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 7,329people (2011)
- 1,513households
- 46.6%literacy
- 843228PIN code

## Harsher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harsher is 843228.** Harsher falls in Minapur sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code843228
- Gram panchayatHarsher
- Community development blockMinapur
- Census village code228726

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

## How far is Harsher from nearby towns?

- Minapur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)26 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 Harsher?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Harsher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Minapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Harsher known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 432 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Harsher

Of every 100 households in Harsher in 2011, 5 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harsher · ■ Minapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**25%

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 Harsher?

■ Harsher · ■ Minapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.6%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**908

Working population ****34.2%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 34.4% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,029 (41%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 223 (9%) · **■** Marginal 991 (39%)

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 Minapur

- Panapur12,728 people
- Tengharhi11,470 people
- Ghosaut9,458 people
- Minapur7,446 people
- Paigambarpur5,641 people
- Mahdaya5,630 people
- Harka Mansahi5,499 people
- Ali Neora5,475 people

[All 154 villages in Minapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harsher?843228
- How far is Harsher from Muzaffarpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Harsher?7,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harsher in?Muzaffarpur district (Minapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harsher?46.6% (Census 2011)
