# Harpur Ray Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/harpur-ray/ Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Harpur Ray Harpur Ray is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,140 people in 504 households**, the 22nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 3,140people (2011) - 504households - 68.4%literacy - 876females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Ray PIN code and other codes Harpur Ray falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpur Ray - Community development blockHarsidhi - Census village code218065 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harpur Ray from nearby towns? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)20 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)20 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 Ray? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Ray; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Turcaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhankharaiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ 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)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 Ray known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Ray Of every 100 households in Harpur Ray in 2011, 2 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur Ray · ■ Harsidhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****20%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****32%** **36% Television ****7%** **7% Mobile phone ****60%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **17% 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 Harpur Ray? ■ Harpur Ray · ■ Harsidhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **922 Working population ****36.5%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 56.8% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (44%) · **■** Household industry 67 (6%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 289 (25%) 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 Harsidhi - Sewraha4,052 people - Gobindpur4,020 people - Wolha3,624 people - Charrahiya3,501 people - Bishunpur Nankar3,074 people - Rani Chhapra2,940 people - Mahtha Tola2,933 people - Sareya2,930 people [All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Ray from Motihari?20 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Ray?3,140 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Ray in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Ray?68.4% (Census 2011)