# Harsari Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Harsari

Harsari is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,718 people in 289 households**, the 80th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,718people (2011)
- 289households
- 67.5%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Harsari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHarsari
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216648

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

## How far is Harsari from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)40 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)6 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 Harsari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Harsari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Harsari known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Harsari

Of every 100 households in Harsari in 2011, 46 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harsari · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****39%**

**36%

Television ****12%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**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 Harsari?

■ Harsari · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**957

Working population ****47.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 49.8% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (14%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (3%) · **■** Marginal 619 (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 Narkatiaganj

- Takia1,844 people
- Katgharwa1,817 people
- Pokharia1,791 people
- Sitwapur1,732 people
- Bishunpurwa1,714 people
- Koirganwan1,699 people
- Hainswa1,646 people
- Kundalpur1,640 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Harsari from Bettiah?40 km by road
- What is the population of Harsari?1,718 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harsari in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harsari?67.5% (Census 2011)