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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
RK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RUCHI KUMARI
Contact: 70****6870
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- LGD code
- 236468
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population
- 1,059
- Households
- 220
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 848 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 355
Census 2011 · in context
How Harpur Shyam compares
By population, Harpur Shyam ranks #41 of 63 villages in Khanpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Harpur Shyam
- 48.6%
- Khanpur mandal
- 46.6%
- Samastipur district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
848
−70 vs mandal average
- Harpur Shyam
- 848
- Khanpur mandal
- 918
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Harpur Shyam
- 4.8
- Khanpur mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harpur Shyam at a glance
Harpur Shyam is a village of 1,059 people in 220 households (Census 2011) in Khanpur block, Samastipur district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 63 villages in Khanpur block. Literacy is 49%, 2 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 848 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848117, served by Ilmasnagar post office; the LGD village code is 236468. The sarpanch is RUCHI KUMARI, and the village votes in Beldaur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Panna Lal Singh Patel. The population is estimated at 1,249 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jahangirpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harpur Shyam · this village | 1,059 | 49% | — |
| Jahangirpur · Khanpur | 3,814 | 51% | — |
| Madhu Tola · Khanpur | 3,152 | 54% | — |
| Chak Bakar · Khanpur | 726 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harpur Shyam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SAMSTIPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Jahangeer Pur
- Total area (ha)
- 33
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Harpur Shyam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Harpur Shyam
- LGD code
- 236468
- Pincode
- 848117
- Post office
- Ilmasnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,059
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,249
- Households
- 220
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 848
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Beldaur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Panna Lal Singh Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RUCHI KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Khanpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 848117
- KarianShivaji Nagar mandal25,225 pop
- Siripur GoharKhanpur mandal17,879 pop
- Balipur ParsuramShivaji Nagar mandal14,176 pop
- DinmanpurKhanpur mandal13,687 pop
- KhanpurKhanpur mandal12,154 pop
- Rahiar KunchiShivaji Nagar mandal11,496 pop
- MadhurapurShivaji Nagar mandal9,093 pop
- SadipurKhanpur mandal7,227 pop
- ReoraKhanpur mandal6,972 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Harpur Shyam
Other villages in Khanpur mandal
View all 60+ →- Siripur Gohar
- Dinmanpur
- Khanpur
- Bishunpur Abhi
- Nathu Doar
- Sadipur
- Reora
- Purkgotimpur Aina
- Bhore Jairam
- Shivai Singhpur
- Soman
- Khairi
- Siropatti
- Khatuaha Bahuarpatti
- Masina
- Saduka
- Buzrug Doar
- Bachhauli
- Jahangirpur
- Kanu Bishunpur
- Shahpur
- Madhu Tola
- Manwara
- Hasanpur
- Soraul
- Fatehpur
- Basantpur
- Bishunpur Sonsa
- Kamurpur
- Hariabad Chak
- Ranjitpur
- Bikrampatti
- Ilmas Nagar
- Raini
- Balaha Bishunath
- Milki
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)