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

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,550 people in 300 households**, the 44th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 1,550people (2011)
- 300households
- 85.1%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHansrajpur
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233337

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?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)32 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 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?

14 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Daudpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Daudpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 31% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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, 4 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**93%

Use banking services ****49%**

**68%

Television ****17%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**925

Working population ****23.5%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.4% for men and 75.1% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 84 (23%) · **■** Marginal 197 (54%)

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 Ekma

- Soraunu1,697 people
- Tesuar1,690 people
- Banwari Amnaur1,674 people
- Senduar1,663 people
- Safari1,529 people
- Jogia1,502 people
- Gangwa1,490 people
- Phuchti Khurd1,483 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Chhapra?32 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?85.1% (Census 2011)