# Harpur Village, Musahri, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Musahri, Muzaffarpur 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Musahri sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **842002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,017 people in 183 households**, the 86th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,017people (2011)
- 183households
- 48.4%literacy
- 842002PIN code

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harpur is 842002.** Harpur falls in Musahri sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code842002
- Gram panchayatBada Jagarnath
- Community development blockMusahri
- Census village code229437

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?

- Musahri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bakhari
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bakhari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Muzaffar Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muzaffar Pur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 69% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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, 19 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Musahri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**62%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**76%

Use banking services ****49%**

**52%

Television ****20%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 · ■ Musahri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.4%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**909

Working population ****25.9%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.5% for men and 39.3% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 223 (85%)

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 Musahri

- Chau Siwan1,114 people
- Fatehpur1,099 people
- Harpur Bakhri1,075 people
- Salha1,057 people
- Chak Ghazi986 people
- Roshanpur977 people
- Mithanpura960 people
- Bakhrichandan917 people

[All 113 villages in Musahri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/musahri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harpur?842002
- How far is Harpur from Muzaffarpur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,017 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Muzaffarpur district (Musahri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?48.4% (Census 2011)
