# Harpur Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,373 people in 296 households**, the 97th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,373people (2011)
- 296households
- 58.1%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatManwa
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216726

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?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)50 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)8 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?

7 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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**. About 69% of the 216 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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, 8 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**5%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**36%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**957

Working population ****30.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 47.0% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 73 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (79%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Pipra1,466 people
- Bahuarwa1,457 people
- Indarwa1,436 people
- Dhankutwa1,378 people
- Malda1,367 people
- Laukaria1,348 people
- Nankar1,339 people
- Pipra1,307 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Bettiah?50 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?58.1% (Census 2011)