# Harpur Jhakra Village, Kalyanpur, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur 

# Harpur Jhakra

Harpur Jhakra is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **799 people in 174 households**, the 93rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 799people (2011)
- 174households
- 59.9%literacy
- 1,038females per 1,000 males

## Harpur Jhakra PIN code and other codes

Harpur Jhakra falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhobgawan
- Community development blockKalyanpur
- Census village code236224

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

## How far is Harpur Jhakra from nearby towns?

- Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)19 km by road
- Samastipur (nearest town)19 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 Jhakra?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhobgawn
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kalyanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhabga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Jhakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Jhakra

Of every 100 households in Harpur Jhakra in 2011, 11 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur Jhakra · ■ Kalyanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**10%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**43%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****63%**

**51%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Harpur Jhakra?

■ Harpur Jhakra · ■ Kalyanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1354**

**937

Working population ****39.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 83 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (68%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Kalyanpur

- Ganga Paran869 people
- Shivnandanpur850 people
- Jagdis Paran819 people
- Ram Paran810 people
- Manorathpur742 people
- Singiahi730 people
- Dumrawan711 people
- Jadu Paran709 people

[All 152 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/kalyanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur Jhakra from Samastipur?19 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur Jhakra?799 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur Jhakra in?Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur Jhakra?59.9% (Census 2011)