# Harpur Village, Chakia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chakia, Purba Champaran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Chakia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,373 people in 643 households**, the 20th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 3,373people (2011)
- 643households
- 66.2%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Chakia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockChakia
- Census village code218420

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?

- Chakia (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)12 km by road
- Chakia (nearest town)24 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 73% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**56%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**54%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**13%

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 · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**949

Working population ****34.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 52.6% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (22%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 805 (69%)

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 Chakia

- Tikuliya3,688 people
- Khairi Mal3,608 people
- Chak Bara3,495 people
- Chaknia3,383 people
- Pipra3,352 people
- Balwa3,329 people
- Kunarpur3,239 people
- Bangri3,174 people

[All 78 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Motihari?12 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?3,373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Purba Champaran district (Chakia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?66.2% (Census 2011)