# Harnaraina Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/harnaraina/ Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran # Harnaraina Harnaraina is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,859 people in 834 households**, the 24th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 3,859people (2011) - 834households - 55.1%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Harnaraina PIN code and other codes Harnaraina falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarnaraina - Community development blockChiraia - Census village code217906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harnaraina from nearby towns? - Chiraia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)7 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 Harnaraina? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Harnaraina; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Harnaraina known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 245 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Harnaraina Of every 100 households in Harnaraina in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harnaraina · ■ Chiraia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****52%** **36% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****80%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **16% 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 Harnaraina? ■ Harnaraina · ■ Chiraia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **915 Working population ****27.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.4% for men and 45.3% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 776 (73%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 62 (6%) · **■** Marginal 122 (12%) 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 Chiraia - Sital Patti4,536 people - Harbolwa4,389 people - Sundarpur Babhnauli4,326 people - Harihara4,129 people - Raghopur3,845 people - Sopgarha3,806 people - Pareo3,628 people - Bhaluahi3,413 people [All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harnaraina from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Harnaraina?3,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harnaraina in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harnaraina?55.1% (Census 2011)