Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur # Harpur Jhakra Harpur Jhakra is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 442 people in 103 households, the 111th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%. - 442 people (2011) - 103 households - 70.1% literacy - 834 females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Jhakra PIN code and other codes Harpur Jhakra falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhobgawan - Community development block Kalyanpur - Census village code 236223 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Harpur Jhakra from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ) 16 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Harpur Jhakra? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Jhakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhobgawn - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kalyanpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Samastipur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Harpur Jhakra known for? The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Harpur Jhakra Of every 100 households in Harpur Jhakra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur Jhakra · ■ Kalyanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 10% - Toilet within the home 6% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 84% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 39% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94% - Use banking services 36% 51% - Television 1% 9% - Mobile phone 14% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 80% 29% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Harpur Jhakra? ■ Harpur Jhakra · ■ Kalyanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 70.1% 59.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 834 936 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 696 937 - Working population 38.9% 31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 60.4% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 8 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 146 (85%) · ■ Other work 6 (3%) · ■ Marginal 12 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kalyanpur - Bhagwanpur 463 people - Balapur 460 people - Budakpur 452 people - Bhagwanpur 445 people - Gobindbari 428 people - Chak Begam 412 people - Chatarpur Harpur Chand 407 people - Chak Nuruddin 379 people All 152 villages in Kalyanpur ## Other places named Harpur Jhakra - Harpur Jhakra · Village, Kalyanpur, Samastipur · 799 people ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Jhakra from Samastipur? 16 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Jhakra? 442 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Jhakra in? Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Jhakra? 70.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/harpur-jhakra-236223/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.