# Harpur Ankuri Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Harpur Ankuri

Harpur Ankuri is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,810 people in 581 households**, the 24th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 2,810people (2011)
- 581households
- 61.8%literacy
- 1,094females per 1,000 males

## Harpur Ankuri PIN code and other codes

Harpur Ankuri falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahabalipur
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245756

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

## How far is Harpur Ankuri from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)58 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)29 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 Ankuri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurkuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Ankuri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Ankuri

Of every 100 households in Harpur Ankuri in 2011, 14 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur Ankuri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**52%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Ankuri?

■ Harpur Ankuri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1094**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**943

Working population ****34.1%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 48.2% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 257 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 136 (14%) · **■** Marginal 370 (39%)

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 Paliganj

- Bali Pakar3,185 people
- Murka3,143 people
- Belaunra3,078 people
- Mangila3,037 people
- Bela2,743 people
- Dhokahra2,526 people
- Karauti2,483 people
- Patringa2,483 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur Ankuri from Patna?58 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur Ankuri?2,810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur Ankuri in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur Ankuri?61.8% (Census 2011)