# Harchandpur Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Harchandpur

Harchandpur is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,530 people in 922 households**, the 7th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 4,530people (2011)
- 922households
- 60.2%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Harchandpur PIN code and other codes

Harchandpur falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJalalgarh
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223640

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harchandpur from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)9 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 Harchandpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Harchandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Harchandpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Harchandpur

Of every 100 households in Harchandpur in 2011, 32 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harchandpur · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**98%

Use banking services ****57%**

**29%

Television ****26%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Harchandpur?

■ Harchandpur · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**950

Working population ****29.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.0% for men and 51.8% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 200 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 438 (33%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 339 (25%) · **■** Marginal 352 (26%)

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 Jalalgarh

- Dimia7,185 people
- Begampur5,442 people
- Bharaili5,372 people
- Baisa5,204 people
- Nijgehuma3,843 people
- Hansi3,584 people
- Sauntha3,475 people
- Dansar3,283 people

[All 47 villages in Jalalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harchandpur from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Harchandpur?4,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harchandpur in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harchandpur?60.2% (Census 2011)