Harpur Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Harpur is a village situated in Raniganj block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 662 families residing in the village Harpur. The total population of Harpur is 3,289 out of which 1,723 are males and 1,566 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Harpur is 909.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harpur village is 602 which is 18% of the total population. There are 322 male children and 280 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harpur is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Harpur village.

Population
3,289
Families
662
Literacy
50.58%
Sex Ratio
909

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Harpur is 50.6%. Thus Harpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 56.17% and the female literacy rate is 44.48% in Harpur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Harpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Harpur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Harpur village.

Total Male Female
Children 602 322 280
Literacy 50.58% 56.17% 44.48%
Scheduled Caste 51 25 26
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,930 936 994

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Harpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Harpur village out of total population, 1,099 were engaged in work activities. 79.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,099 workers engaged in Main Work, 369 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 466 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 877 665 212
Cultivators 369 302 67
Agriculture Labourer 466 330 136
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 38 31 7
Marginal Workers 222 89 133
Non Working 2,190 969 1,221

Nearby Villages to Harpur,

Below are the list of villages near Harpur village in Raniganj.

Village Population
Sakraili 635
Rajbaili 2,303
Daria Rai 2,566
Mahsaili 4,101
Mirzapur 5,462
Mahasaili Gidhwas 2,365
Binodpur 1,361
Rahua 3,802
Nananpur 5,637
Bitauna 3,614

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