# Harpur Village, Singhia, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Singhia, Samastipur 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Singhia sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848209**. The 2011 Census counted **2,153 people in 380 households**, the 31st largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%.

- 2,153people (2011)
- 380households
- 34.6%literacy
- 848209PIN code

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Harpur is 848209.** Harpur falls in Singhia sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848209
- Gram panchayatPhulahra
- Community development blockSinghia
- Census village code237207

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?

- Singhia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)11 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?

10 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rosera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 93% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Singhia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**26%

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?

■ Harpur · ■ Singhia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.6%**

**52.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**951

Working population ****36.9%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.9% for men and 24.2% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (39%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (5%) · **■** Marginal 322 (41%)

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 Singhia

- Bela2,586 people
- Kaina2,458 people
- Bhirar2,254 people
- Kaina2,209 people
- Pato Bilahi2,042 people
- Arrahi1,977 people
- Mohiuddinpur Jamua1,895 people
- Mamurpur1,798 people

[All 45 villages in Singhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/singhia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Harpur?848209
- How far is Harpur from Samastipur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?2,153 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Samastipur district (Singhia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?34.6% (Census 2011)