# Harpur Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baniapur, Saran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,444 people in 473 households**, the 44th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 2,444people (2011)
- 473households
- 60.3%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManikpura
- Community development blockBaniapur
- Census village code233117

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?

- Baniapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)29 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lokmahavidas
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baniapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Baniapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**54%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****62%**

**64%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**12%

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?

■ Harpur · ■ Baniapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**921

Working population ****32.0%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 46.3% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (9%) · **■** Marginal 629 (81%)

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 Baniapur

- Suraudha2,594 people
- Khabsi2,551 people
- Kalhua2,545 people
- Manikpura2,527 people
- Bhatwalia2,373 people
- Tola Tawakal Rai2,353 people
- Darhibarhi2,240 people
- Kanhauli Sangram2,149 people

[All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Chhapra?29 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?2,444 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?60.3% (Census 2011)