# Harpur Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 413 households**, the 43rd largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 413households
- 48.5%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSahpur
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226532

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?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)37 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)37 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 57% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**54%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****69%**

**40%

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?

■ Harpur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**52.4%

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

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**937

Working population ****38.3%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.4% for men and 36.3% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 222 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 567 (68%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Rakhauta2,599 people
- Balia Ekduari2,585 people
- Sahmaura2,578 people
- Malandh Pattiuttarwari2,363 people
- Goalpura2,175 people
- Sirrahi2,171 people
- Agma2,058 people
- Pacharhi2,058 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Saharsa?37 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?48.5% (Census 2011)