# Harpur Village, Goriakothi, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/harpur/ Village · Goriakothi, Siwan # Harpur Harpur is a village in Goriakothi sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,490 people in 556 households**, the 19th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 3,490people (2011) - 556households - 68.5%literacy - 1,048females per 1,000 males ## Harpur PIN code and other codes Harpur falls in Goriakothi sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarpur - Community development blockGoriakothi - Census village code231596 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? - Goriakothi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)31 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)31 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Goriakothi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Goriakothi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 75% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Harpur · ■ Goriakothi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****5%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****78%** **76% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****79%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **10% 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 · ■ Goriakothi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **67.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **945 Working population ****28.3%** **28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.5% for men and 57.1% for women. 44% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (27%) · **■** Household industry 35 (4%) · **■** Other work 78 (8%) · **■** Marginal 368 (37%) 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 Goriakothi - Dumra4,468 people - Barhoga Jaddu4,260 people - Barhoga Parsotim3,643 people - Hariharpur Kalan3,631 people - Hetimpur3,476 people - Pahlejpur3,460 people - Karpalia3,419 people - Purandarpur3,364 people [All 81 villages in Goriakothi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/goriakothi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Harpur from Siwan?31 km by road - What is the population of Harpur?3,490 (Census 2011) - Which district is Harpur in?Siwan district (Goriakothi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Harpur?68.5% (Census 2011)