# Harpur Kalan Village, Majorganj, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/majorganj/harpur-kalan/ Village · Majorganj, Sitamarhi # Harpur Kalan Harpur Kalan is a village in Majorganj sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,510 people in 1,269 households**, the 5th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.9%. - 5,510people (2011) - 1,269households - 61.8%literacy - 843females per 1,000 males ## Harpur Kalan PIN code and other codes Harpur Kalan falls in Majorganj sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRatanpur - Community development blockMajorganj - Census village code219033 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Harpur Kalan from nearby towns? - Majorganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)25 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 Kalan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Harpur Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Suppi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Kalan Of every 100 households in Harpur Kalan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Harpur Kalan · ■ Majorganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****21%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****31%** **33% Television ****5%** **7% Mobile phone ****35%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **33% Own their home ****93%** **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 Kalan? ■ Harpur Kalan · ■ Majorganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%** **48.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****843** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **955 Working population ****33.4%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 427 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (7%) · **■** Marginal 665 (36%) 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 Majorganj - Mejar Ganj Malahi11,024 people - Dumri Kalan urf Madhuban Jadu10,667 people - Khairwa7,780 people - Basbita5,989 people - Dumri Khurd4,367 people - Raghunathpur4,070 people - Bisambharpur Nankar3,958 people - Rasulpur Pitaunjia3,849 people [All 27 villages in Majorganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/majorganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur Kalan from Sitamarhi?25 km by road - What is the population of Harpur Kalan?5,510 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur Kalan in?Sitamarhi district (Majorganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur Kalan?61.8% (Census 2011)