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

Harpur is a village situated in Dhamdaha block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 480 families residing in the village Harpur. The total population of Harpur is 2,574 out of which 1,352 are males and 1,222 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Harpur is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harpur village is 566 which is 22% of the total population. There are 310 male children and 256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harpur is 826 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Harpur village.

Population
2,574
Families
480
Literacy
56.18%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Harpur is 56.2%. Thus Harpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 65.26% and the female literacy rate is 46.38% 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 566 310 256
Literacy 56.18% 65.26% 46.38%
Scheduled Caste 199 112 87
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,446 672 774

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% 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, 1,251 were engaged in work activities. 68.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,251 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 657 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 852 527 325
Cultivators 179 134 45
Agriculture Labourer 657 381 276
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 15 11 4
Marginal Workers 399 115 284
Non Working 1,323 710 613

Nearby Villages to Harpur,

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

Village Population
Gandharap 135
Hemai Patti 292
Hemai Patti urf. Kukraun 270
Kukraun 7,729
Pirankar 4,349
Phulkahi 827
Itahari 4,218
Bardela 4,739
kuari 5,055
Satmi 4,362

Reference