# Harpur Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/harpur/ Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran # Harpur Harpur is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **21,497 people in 3,840 households**, the 1st largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%. - 21,497people (2011) - 3,840households - 47.0%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Harpur PIN code and other codes Harpur falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpur Gadhwa - Community development blockMajhaulia - Census village code217301 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? - Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)20 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Majhaulia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 74% of the 1,370 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Harpur · ■ Majhaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****29%** **45% Television ****2%** **5% Mobile phone ****43%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **21% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Majhaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.0%** **54.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **957 Working population ****41.8%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.2% for men and 38.8% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 738 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,140 (35%) · **■** Household industry 690 (8%) · **■** Other work 442 (5%) · **■** Marginal 3,977 (44%) 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 Majhaulia - Jawkatia16,965 people - Ratanmala12,961 people - Rampurwa12,532 people - Bahuarwa12,326 people [All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur from Bettiah?20 km by road - What is the population of Harpur?21,497 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur?47.0% (Census 2011)