# Harpur Barheta Village, Sarairanjan, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/harpur-barheta/ Village · Sarairanjan, Samastipur # Harpur Barheta Harpur Barheta is a village in Sarairanjan sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,050 people in 915 households**, the 21st largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 5,050people (2011) - 915households - 64.3%literacy - 1,002females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Barheta PIN code and other codes Harpur Barheta falls in Sarairanjan sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpur Barheta - Community development blockSarairanjan - Census village code236933 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harpur Barheta from nearby towns? - Sarairanjan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)22 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)22 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 Barheta? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Barheta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public 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 - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Harpur Barheta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Barheta Of every 100 households in Harpur Barheta in 2011, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur Barheta · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **12% Toilet within the home ****20%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **94% Use banking services ****62%** **45% Television ****13%** **10% Mobile phone ****63%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****22%** **22% 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 Barheta? ■ Harpur Barheta · ■ Sarairanjan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **936 Working population ****21.5%** **29.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 55.4% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 528 (49%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 216 (20%) · **■** Marginal 62 (6%) 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 - Ahmadpur5,846 people - Harlochanpur5,670 people - Dharampur5,418 people - Naua Chak5,109 people - Manikpur4,897 people - Bahadurpur Armauli4,373 people - Narghoghi4,222 people - Akhtiarpur Balbhadar3,846 people [All 61 villages in Sarairanjan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/sarairanjan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Barheta from Samastipur?22 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Barheta?5,050 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Barheta in?Samastipur district (Sarairanjan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Barheta?64.3% (Census 2011)