# Harpur Jan Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Harpur Jan

Harpur Jan is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,507 people in 835 households**, the 7th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 5,507people (2011)
- 835households
- 61.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Harpur Jan PIN code and other codes

Harpur Jan falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChand Kudariya, Karn Kudariya
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232811

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Harpur Jan from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)53 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 Jan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 school5–10 km · Rajapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Jan

Of every 100 households in Harpur Jan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harpur Jan · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**52%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****52%**

**58%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jan?

■ Harpur Jan · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**965

Working population ****30.4%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 49.9% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (25%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 281 (17%) · **■** Marginal 911 (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 Mashrakh

- Karan Kudaria7,284 people
- Arna7,242 people
- Bangra6,906 people
- Chand Kudaria5,952 people
- Dumarsan4,465 people
- Sonauli4,077 people
- Jajauli3,964 people
- Kawalpura3,918 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur Jan from Chhapra?54 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur Jan?5,507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur Jan in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur Jan?61.7% (Census 2011)