Village · Banmankhi, Purnia # Harpur Madi Harpur Madi is a village in Banmankhi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,780 people in 1,136 households, the 25th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 5,780 people (2011) - 1,136 households - 54.1% literacy - 899 females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Madi PIN code and other codes Harpur Madi falls in Banmankhi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dharhara Chakla - Community development block Banmankhi - Census village code 223021 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Harpur Madi from nearby towns? - Banmankhi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 42 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Harpur Madi? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Madi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harpur Madi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 671 hectares of village land is sown, and 335 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Harpur Madi Of every 100 households in Harpur Madi in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur Madi · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 3% 7% - Toilet within the home 8% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 90% - Tap water 5% 2% - Drinking water within premises 52% 66% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98% - Use banking services 28% 28% - Television 5% 6% - Mobile phone 36% 35% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 4% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 26% 37% - Own their home 98% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Harpur Madi? ■ Harpur Madi · ■ Banmankhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 54.1% 50.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 929 - Working population 47.8% 41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.3% for men and 46.3% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 648 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 909 (33%) · ■ Household industry 62 (2%) · ■ Other work 132 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1,009 (37%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Banmankhi - Naulakhi 7,005 people - Masuria 6,851 people - Bahora 6,649 people - Pipra 6,264 people - Belchand Sukhia 4,560 people - Bishunpurdat 4,208 people - Makhnaha 4,006 people - Majhua Pemraj Milik 3,738 people All 107 villages in Banmankhi ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Madi from Purnia? 42 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Madi? 5,780 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Madi in? Purnia district (Banmankhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Madi? 54.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/banmankhi/harpur-madi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.