# Bara Harchandpur Village, Rajmahal, Sahibganj (Jharkhand)

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Village · Rajmahal, Sahibganj 

# Bara Harchandpur

Bara Harchandpur is a village in Rajmahal sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **197 people in 38 households**, the 80th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.

- 197people (2011)
- 38households
- 57.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Bara Harchandpur PIN code and other codes

Bara Harchandpur falls in Rajmahal sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatDarla
- Community development blockRajmahal
- Census village code359200

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

## How far is Bara Harchandpur from nearby towns?

- Rajmahal (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Rajmahal (nearest town)10 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 Bara Harchandpur?

0 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Harchandpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Darla
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tinpahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds

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 Bara Harchandpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Bara Harchandpur

Of every 100 households in Bara Harchandpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Harchandpur · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**38%

Television ****40%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**32%

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 Bara Harchandpur?

■ Bara Harchandpur · ■ Rajmahal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**50.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**944

Working population ****41.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.7% for men and 53.3% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (54%) · **■** Other work 16 (20%) · **■** Marginal 19 (23%)

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 Rajmahal

- Turtipur235 people
- Salmandra228 people
- Joinabad213 people
- Mehdipur199 people
- Bhawda Chak189 people
- Milik Mahasingpur187 people
- Sonar Chak172 people
- Bara Kartikdanga162 people

[All 146 villages in Rajmahal](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/rajmahal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara Harchandpur from Sahibganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Harchandpur?197 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Harchandpur in?Sahibganj district (Rajmahal sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Harchandpur?57.7% (Census 2011)