Village · Saraiya, Muzaffarpur # Harpur Ghaus Harpur Ghaus is a village in Saraiya sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,418 people in 241 households, the 87th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 1,418 people (2011) - 241 households - 67.6% literacy - 891 females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Ghaus PIN code and other codes Harpur Ghaus falls in Saraiya sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Basaitha - Community development block Saraiya - Census village code 228399 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Harpur Ghaus from nearby towns? - Saraiya (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 36 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 36 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Harpur Ghaus? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Ghaus; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Paru - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harpur Ghaus known for? The main crops are paddy. About 82% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Harpur Ghaus Of every 100 households in Harpur Ghaus in 2011, 15 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Harpur Ghaus · ■ Saraiya rural average - Electricity for lighting 15% 14% - Toilet within the home 25% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 75% 77% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 73% 48% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 96% - Use banking services 64% 48% - Television 11% 15% - Mobile phone 69% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 8% 9% - Car / jeep / van 5% 2% - None of these assets 17% 18% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Harpur Ghaus? ■ Harpur Ghaus · ■ Saraiya rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.6% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 891 904 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 862 917 - Working population 33.4% 32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 54.8% for women. 43% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 167 (35%) · ■ Household industry 15 (3%) · ■ Other work 23 (5%) · ■ Marginal 240 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Saraiya - Atraulia 1,559 people - Bisheshar Patti 1,558 people - Bishunpur Basant urf Suba 1,507 people - Shujawalpur 1,501 people - Chak Bazo 1,410 people - Chak Abdul Rahim 1,280 people - Harpur Beni 1,266 people - Gahila 1,200 people All 154 villages in Saraiya ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Ghaus from Muzaffarpur? 36 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Ghaus? 1,418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Ghaus in? Muzaffarpur district (Saraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Ghaus? 67.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/saraiya/harpur-ghaus/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.