# Harpur Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Maharajganj, Mahrajganj 

# Harpur

Harpur is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,130 people in 705 households**, the 54th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 4,130people (2011)
- 705households
- 63.7%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harpur

Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****69%**

**84%

Television ****17%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**8%

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 · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**928

Working population ****28.7%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 49.2% for women. 40% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,081 (91%)

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 Maharajganj

- Khutaha4,147 people
- Pipara Rasulpur4,138 people
- Jungal Jaralaha Urf Tendulahiy4,134 people
- Dhanaha4,130 people
- Rampur Chakia4,121 people
- Lakhima Tharua4,117 people
- Ghughuli Buzurg4,111 people
- Mohanapur4,058 people

[All 449 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harpur?4,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?63.7% (Census 2011)