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

Harpur is a village situated in Murliganj block of Madhepura district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,281 families residing in the village Harpur. The total population of Harpur is 6,948 out of which 3,650 are males and 3,298 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Harpur is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harpur village is 1415 which is 20% of the total population. There are 749 male children and 666 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harpur is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Harpur village.

Population
6,948
Families
1,281
Literacy
52.88%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Harpur is 52.9%. Thus Harpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Madhepura district. The male literacy rate is 59.77% and the female literacy rate is 45.29% 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 1,415 749 666
Literacy 52.88% 59.77% 45.29%
Scheduled Caste 1,139 606 533
Scheduled Tribe 1,101 561 540
Illiterate 4,022 1,916 2,106

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.8% of total population in Harpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Harpur village out of total population, 2,182 were engaged in work activities. 53.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,182 workers engaged in Main Work, 472 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 627 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,158 1,079 79
Cultivators 472 452 20
Agriculture Labourer 627 582 45
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 52 38 14
Marginal Workers 1,024 553 471
Non Working 4,766 2,018 2,748

Nearby Villages to Harpur,

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

Village Population
Sahebganj Itahari 3,478
Gudar Chakla 838
Raghunathpur 17,958
Singhian 3,540
Dighi 5,058
Rani Patti 2,583
Pakilpar 3,985
Amari Dharhra 3,762
Khusropatti 1,909
Rajni 15,117

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