# Harpur Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,759 people in 351 households**, the 67th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,759people (2011)
- 351households
- 67.3%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Harpur PIN code and other codes

Harpur falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTethali
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231438

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?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 87% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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, 26 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**67%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**963

Working population ****24.8%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 58.3% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 101 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (50%) · **■** Other work 55 (13%) · **■** Marginal 60 (14%)

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 Barharia

- Tilsandi1,902 people
- Dumri1,829 people
- Piprahi1,804 people
- Shekhpura1,804 people
- Bhaday1,756 people
- Bishambharpur1,747 people
- Hardiya1,716 people
- Kurwa1,711 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Harpur from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Harpur?1,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?67.3% (Census 2011)