# Harpur Village, Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bagaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Bagaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,039 people in 371 households**, the 52nd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.9%.

- 2,039people (2011)
- 371households
- 55.4%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Bagaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhaisahi Padarkhap
- Community development blockBagaha
- Census village code216885

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?

- Bagaha (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)55 km by road
- Bagha (nearest town)13 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?

10 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bagha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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, wheat and sugar cane**. About 97% of the 220 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Bagaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**60%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Bagaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**52.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****990**

**946

Working population ****41.1%**

**41.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 43.9% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (4%) · **■** Marginal 629 (75%)

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 Bagaha

- Sirsia2,245 people
- Bhaisahi Garhwa2,234 people
- Kumhia2,139 people
- Bhataura2,045 people
- Murli2,001 people
- Tola Parsauni1,976 people
- Kaulapur Kaulanchi1,873 people
- Manpur1,862 people

[All 136 villages in Bagaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bagaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Bettiah?55 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?2,039 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bagaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?55.4% (Census 2011)