# Harseni Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Harseni

Harseni is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,616 people in 246 households**, the 45th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,616people (2011)
- 246households
- 46.6%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Harseni PIN code and other codes

Harseni falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakri
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244967

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

## How far is Harseni from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)16 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 Harseni?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Harseni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Harseni

Of every 100 households in Harseni in 2011, 8 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harseni · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**29%

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 Harseni?

■ Harseni · ■ Islampur rural average

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

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**921

Working population ****45.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 29.2% for women. 53% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 111 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (14%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 509 (70%)

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 Islampur

- Chaurawan1,842 people
- Akuri1,744 people
- Parsarai1,727 people
- Merhi1,707 people
- Daura1,509 people
- Maidi Khurd1,508 people
- Gangti1,504 people
- Makhdumpur1,477 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harseni from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Harseni?1,616 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harseni in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harseni?46.6% (Census 2011)