# Harlochanpur Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur 

# Harlochanpur

Harlochanpur is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,670 people in 1,116 households**, the 18th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 5,670people (2011)
- 1,116households
- 62.5%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Harlochanpur PIN code and other codes

Harlochanpur falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur Barheta
- Community development blockSarairanjan
- Census village code236926

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

## How far is Harlochanpur from nearby towns?

- Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Samastipur (nearest town)23 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 Harlochanpur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Harlochanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarairanjan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sarairanjan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Harlochanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Harlochanpur

Of every 100 households in Harlochanpur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harlochanpur · ■ Sarairanjan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**45%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**22%

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 Harlochanpur?

■ Harlochanpur · ■ Sarairanjan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**936

Working population ****32.1%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 52.7% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 354 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 202 (11%) · **■** Marginal 611 (34%)

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 Sarairanjan

- Gangsara6,868 people
- Bazidpur Meari6,786 people
- Khalispur6,001 people
- Ahmadpur5,846 people
- Dharampur5,418 people
- Naua Chak5,109 people
- Harpur Barheta5,050 people
- Manikpur4,897 people

[All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harlochanpur from Samastipur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Harlochanpur?5,670 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harlochanpur in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harlochanpur?62.5% (Census 2011)