# Harpur Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,574 people in 480 households**, the 33rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 2,574people (2011)
- 480households
- 56.2%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItahari
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223369

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?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhonagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 90% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****40%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**955

Working population ****48.6%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 46.4% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 657 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 399 (32%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Dumaria4,191 people
- Bhutia4,010 people
- Khanua3,849 people
- Kishunpur Balua3,103 people
- Sihuli2,293 people
- Dakaiha1,926 people
- Utna1,865 people
- Chandrahi1,843 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?2,574 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?56.2% (Census 2011)