Village · Gawan, Giridih
# Hariharpur

Hariharpur is a village in Gawan sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815313. The 2011 Census counted 764 people in 114 households, the 36th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.
- 764 people (2011)
- 114 households
- 77.4% literacy
- 815313 PIN code

## Hariharpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Hariharpur is 815313. Hariharpur falls in Gawan sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815313
- Gram panchayat Rursaan
- Community development block Gawan
- Census village code 350300

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Hariharpur from nearby towns?
- Gawan (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 95 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 95 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Hariharpur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gawan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Hariharpur known for?

The main crops are rice. About 27% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Hariharpur

Of every 100 households in Hariharpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hariharpur · ■ Gawan rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 15%
- Toilet within the home 0% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 87%
- Tap water 3% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 13% 51%
- Television 0% 7%
- Mobile phone 5% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 79% 34%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Hariharpur?

■ Hariharpur · ■ Gawan rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.4% 60.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 929 964
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1250 945
- Working population 50.9% 41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 61.1% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 2 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 7 (2%) · ■ Marginal 377 (97%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gawan
- Dabar 900 people
- Pachhiaridih 896 people
- Tarai 836 people
- Beltharwa 782 people
- Khesnaro 719 people
- Amtaro 715 people
- Tarapur 715 people
- Charki 703 people

All 160 villages in Gawan

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Hariharpur? 815313
- How far is Hariharpur from Giridih? 95 km by road
- What is the population of Hariharpur? 764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hariharpur in? Giridih district (Gawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hariharpur? 77.4% (Census 2011)

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