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Harpur

Tarapur mandal
Pincode 813221
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Harpur is a village in Tarapur mandal, Munger district, Bihar, with a population of 1,529 spread across 314 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.4% and is located at coordinates 26.468°N, 83.943°E.

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CHANDNI KUMARI
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LGD code
243191
Pincode
813221
Post office
Tarapur (Munger)
Population
1,529
Households
314
Literacy rate
55.4%
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000♂
Workers
565
Distance to district centre
247 km
Distance to mandal centre
295 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 #22 of 78 villages in Tarapur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.4%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Harpur
55.4%
Tarapur mandal
57.1%
Munger district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
+34 vs mandal average
Harpur
918
Tarapur mandal
884
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
Harpur
4.9
Tarapur mandal
5.1

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

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Harpur at a glance

Harpur is a village of 1,529 people in 314 households (Census 2011) in Tarapur block, Munger district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 78 villages in Tarapur block. Literacy is 55%, 2 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. It lies 247 km from the Munger district centre, 0 km from Harpur, the nearest town, 8 km from Nunkhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 813221, served by Tarapur (Munger) post office; the LGD village code is 243191. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Musehari bazar, 10 km away. The sarpanch is CHANDNI KUMARI, and the village votes in Beldaur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Panna Lal Singh Patel. The population is estimated at 1,803 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Ganaili

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Harpur · this village1,52955%
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
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
4
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MUNGER
Distance to nearest town (km)
55
Distance to district HQ (km)
55
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Ganaili
Total area (ha)
83
Irrigated area (ha)
13.4
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
243191
Pincode
813221
Post office
Tarapur (Munger)
Population (Census 2011)
1,529
Population (projected 2026)
1,803
Households
314
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
918
Literacy rate
55.4%
Coordinates
26.46811°N, 83.94260°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Beldaur
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Panna Lal Singh Patel
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHANDNI KUMARI
Block / Mandal
Tarapur
Getting there

How to reach Harpur

Mandal centre
Tarapur · ≈ 295 km
≈ 10 h 5 min by car · 11 h 58 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Munger · ≈ 247 km
≈ 8 h 27 min by car · 10 h 3 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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