# Harpur Village, Kahara, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kahara, Saharsa 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Kahara sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,201 people in 232 households**, the 32nd largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 1,201people (2011)
- 232households
- 76.7%literacy
- 874females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Kahara sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAmarpur
- Community development blockKahara
- Census village code226454

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?

- Kahara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)15 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?

6 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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, 20 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Kahara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**35%

Television ****22%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Kahara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****839**

**938

Working population ****36.4%**

**32.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (9%) · **■** Marginal 331 (76%)

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 Kahara

- Parwania1,715 people
- Kharagpur1,536 people
- Balhapatti Arazi1,524 people
- Baluaha1,506 people
- Bishunpur1,041 people
- Deona Gopal632 people
- Parwania546 people
- Deojaji502 people

[All 43 villages in Kahara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/kahara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Saharsa?15 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,201 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Saharsa district (Kahara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?76.7% (Census 2011)