Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Banra Harpur Banra Harpur is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845437. The 2011 Census counted 1,735 people in 325 households, the 49th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,735 people (2011) - 325 households - 65.1% literacy - 845437 PIN code ## Banra Harpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Banra Harpur is 845437. Banra Harpur falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code 845437 - Gram panchayat Gay Ghat - Community development block Harsidhi - Census village code 218060 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Banra Harpur from nearby towns? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Motihari (district HQ) 23 km by road - Areraj (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Banra Harpur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Banra Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dhankharaiya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Banra Harpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 192 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Banra Harpur Of every 100 households in Banra Harpur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Banra Harpur · ■ Harsidhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 29% 6% - Toilet within the home 24% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 86% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 47% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97% - Use banking services 32% 36% - Television 14% 7% - Mobile phone 88% 53% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 12% 8% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 6% 17% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Banra Harpur? ■ Banra Harpur · ■ Harsidhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.1% 58.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 904 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 916 922 - Working population 38.0% 33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 49.8% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 130 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 97 (15%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 179 (27%) · ■ Marginal 250 (38%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Harsidhi - Auraiya 1,821 people - Parariya 1,810 people - Rampurwa 1,803 people - Jagdishpur 1,789 people - Arazi Inglish 1,584 people - Arazi Nankar 1,535 people - Ahir Ganwa 1,428 people - Jogiya 1,416 people All 61 villages in Harsidhi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Banra Harpur? 845437 - How far is Banra Harpur from Motihari? 23 km by road - What is the population of Banra Harpur? 1,735 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banra Harpur in? Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banra Harpur? 65.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/banra-harpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.