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

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,136 people in 186 households**, the 68th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,136people (2011)
- 186households
- 49.4%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMajharia
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216417

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?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)63 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 63% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**24%

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 Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**959

Working population ****29.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 32.6% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 316 (93%)

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 Gaunaha

- Majharia1,188 people
- Dhanauji1,186 people
- Rajpur1,174 people
- Sonbarsa1,170 people
- Mitni1,133 people
- Serhua1,128 people
- Marjadi1,124 people
- Ekwa1,120 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Bettiah?63 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,136 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?49.4% (Census 2011)