# Harpur Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh) (2)

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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 **2,266 people in 338 households**, the 200th largest of 442 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 2,266people (2011)
- 338households
- 71.0%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Harpur

Of every 100 households in Harpur in 2011, 38 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Harpur · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**80%

Tap water ****47%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**96%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****33%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****71.0%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**928

Working population ****28.8%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 54.5% for women. 45% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (23%) · **■** Household industry 83 (13%) · **■** Other work 229 (35%) · **■** Marginal 91 (14%)

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

- Sonara2,285 people
- Soharauna Tiwari2,275 people
- Dubauli2,273 people
- Baragadawa Raja2,269 people
- Pakariar Buzurg2,263 people
- Sisawa Munshi2,261 people
- Narainpur2,243 people
- Baspar2,237 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Harpur?2,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Harpur in?Mahrajganj district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Harpur?71.0% (Census 2011)