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Harpur

हरपुर
Kurtha mandal
Pincode 804421
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BRAJENDRA KUMAR
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LGD code
260887
Pincode
804421
Post office
Kurtha
Population
495
Households
92
Literacy rate
38.2%
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000♂
Workers
126
Distance to district centre
243 km
Distance to mandal centre
235 km
Distance to Patna
154 km
Distance to Kolkata
623 km
Nearest railway station
Nunkhar · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Musehari bazar · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Harpur compares

By population, Harpur ranks #59 of 72 villages in Kurtha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
38.2%
−13.6% vs mandal average
Harpur
38.2%
Kurtha mandal
51.8%
Arwal district
55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
972
+47 vs mandal average
Harpur
972
Kurtha mandal
925
Household size
people per home
5.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
Harpur
5.4
Kurtha mandal
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Harpur at a glance

Harpur is a village of 495 people in 92 households (Census 2011) in Kurtha block, Arwal district, Bihar, the 59th-largest of 72 villages in Kurtha block. Literacy is 38%, 14 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 972 women per 1,000 men. It lies 243 km from the Arwal district centre, 0 km from Harpur, the nearest town, 8 km from Nunkhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 804421, served by Kurtha post office; the LGD village code is 260887. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Musehari bazar, 10 km away. The sarpanch is BRAJENDRA KUMAR, and the village votes in Hasanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Raj Kumar Ray. The population is estimated at 584 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Harpur · this village49538%
Harpur · Bijaipur74453%0 km N
Harpur · Gopalganj00 km N
Harpur · Ramnagar98650%0 km N
Harpur · Alauli9,00549%0 km N
Harpur · Gaunaha1,13639%0 km N
Harpur · Bagaha48257%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harpur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARWAL
Distance to nearest town (km)
31
Distance to district HQ (km)
31
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
NADAURA
Total area (ha)
56
Irrigated area (ha)
24
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Harpur

LGD code
260887
Pincode
804421
Post office
Kurtha
Population (Census 2011)
495
Population (projected 2026)
584
Households
92
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
972
Literacy rate
38.2%
Coordinates
26.46811°N, 83.94260°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hasanpur
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Raj Kumar Ray
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BRAJENDRA KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Kurtha
Getting there

How to reach Harpur

Mandal centre
Kurtha · ≈ 235 km
≈ 8 h 2 min by car · 9 h 33 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Arwal · ≈ 243 km
≈ 8 h 19 min by car · 9 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,957 people
Harpur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna154 kmcapital
  • Kolkata623 km
  • Delhi705 km
  • Hyderabad1156 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNunkhar8 km
  • Bus stopBus Station (UPSRTC)17 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Musehari bazar10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India34 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum34 km
  • Collegebaba Raghav das Inter college16 km
  • Police stationUbhaon Police Station38 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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