# Harpur Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dariapur, Saran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,037 people in 305 households**, the 48th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 2,037people (2011)
- 305households
- 53.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDariyapur
- Community development blockDariapur
- Census village code234252

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?

- Dariapur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Dighwara (nearest town)15 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?

11 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 · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dariapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 45% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Dariapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****41%**

**53%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**18%

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 Harpur?

■ Harpur · ■ Dariapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**916

Working population ****12.4%**

**25.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 40.3% for women. 22% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 217 (86%)

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 Dariapur

- Saman Chak2,125 people
- Kothia2,098 people
- Sikandara2,090 people
- Akbarpur I2,054 people
- Derni2,015 people
- Khajauta1,982 people
- Kishun Das1,954 people
- Rampur1,951 people

[All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?2,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?53.3% (Census 2011)