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

Harpur is a village situated in Rosera block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,159 families residing in the village Harpur. The total population of Harpur is 5,683 out of which 2,973 are males and 2,710 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Harpur is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harpur village is 1045 which is 18% of the total population. There are 544 male children and 501 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harpur is 921 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Harpur village.

Population
5,683
Families
1,159
Literacy
59.94%
Sex Ratio
912

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Harpur is 59.9%. Thus Harpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 69.78% and the female literacy rate is 49.12% 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 1,045 544 501
Literacy 59.94% 69.78% 49.12%
Scheduled Caste 1,161 626 535
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,903 1,278 1,625

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.4% 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, 1,832 were engaged in work activities. 90.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,832 workers engaged in Main Work, 460 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 825 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,659 1,334 325
Cultivators 460 430 30
Agriculture Labourer 825 677 148
Household Industries 12 9 3
Other Workers 362 218 144
Marginal Workers 173 119 54
Non Working 3,851 1,520 2,331

Nearby Villages to Harpur,

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

Village Population
Jarahi 1,855
Jakhar 1,410
Pachgawan 5,469
Bhiraha 20,000
Mahamadpur 1,828
Pabra 3,185
Ramnagar 26
Rasulpur Dharaha 4,570
Bhatatar 1,500
Mohiuddi Nagar 21,157

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