# Harpur Village, Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Gorakhpur, Gorakhpur 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Gorakhpur sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 223 households**, the 257th largest of 440 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 223households
- 77.9%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harpur

Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 34 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 47 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****57%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**87%

Use banking services ****99%**

**76%

Television ****61%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****27%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****47%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Gorakhpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**915

Working population ****37.0%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 66.5% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 134 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 131 (29%) · **■** Marginal 163 (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 Gorakhpur

- Sakhi Urf Mehoria1,257 people
- Baur Deeh1,243 people
- Chakjalal1,233 people
- Ekama1,231 people
- Azizullah Urf Chakia1,210 people
- Jadopur1,207 people
- Jaurhar1,207 people
- Bariarpur1,192 people

[All 509 villages in Gorakhpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/gorakhpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harpur?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Gorakhpur district (Gorakhpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?77.9% (Census 2011)