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Harpur

हरपुर
Sahar mandal
Pincode 802222
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SIMA DEVI
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LGD code
247786
Pincode
802222
Post office
Khutahan
Population
714
Households
110
Literacy rate
33.8%
Sex ratio
951 ♀/1000♂
Workers
262
Distance to district centre
196 km
Distance to mandal centre
150 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 #43 of 56 villages in Sahar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.8%
−21.4% vs mandal average
Harpur
33.8%
Sahar mandal
55.2%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
951
−15 vs mandal average
Harpur
951
Sahar mandal
966
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.6 vs mandal average
Harpur
6.5
Sahar 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 714 people in 110 households (Census 2011) in Sahar block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 43rd-largest of 56 villages in Sahar block. Literacy is 34%, 21 points below the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. It lies 196 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 0 km from Harpur, the nearest town, 8 km from Nunkhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802222, served by Khutahan post office; the LGD village code is 247786. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Musehari bazar, 10 km away. The sarpanch is SIMA DEVI, and the village votes in Tarari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vishal Prashant. The population is estimated at 842 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Andhari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Harpur · this village71434%
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
Yes
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
1
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARWAL
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
59
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Andhari
Total area (ha)
32
Irrigated area (ha)
20.6
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
247786
Pincode
802222
Post office
Khutahan
Population (Census 2011)
714
Population (projected 2026)
842
Households
110
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
951
Literacy rate
33.8%
Coordinates
26.46811°N, 83.94260°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Arrah
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Tarari
Member of Parliament
Sudama Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vishal Prashant
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SIMA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Sahar
Getting there

How to reach Harpur

Mandal centre
Sahar · ≈ 150 km
≈ 5 h 8 min by car · 6 h 5 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 196 km
≈ 6 h 43 min by car · 7 h 59 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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