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

Harpur is a village situated in Raghunathpur block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 492 families residing in the village Harpur. The total population of Harpur is 2,977 out of which 1,396 are males and 1,581 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Harpur is 1,133.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Harpur village is 557 which is 19% of the total population. There are 276 male children and 281 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Harpur is 1,018 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,133) of Harpur village.

Population
2,977
Families
492
Literacy
66.78%
Sex Ratio
1,133

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Harpur is 66.8%. Thus Harpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 77.68% and the female literacy rate is 57.38% 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 557 276 281
Literacy 66.78% 77.68% 57.38%
Scheduled Caste 477 233 244
Scheduled Tribe 200 99 101
Illiterate 1,361 526 835

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.7% of total population in Harpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Harpur village out of total population, 664 were engaged in work activities. 42.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 664 workers engaged in Main Work, 208 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 280 260 20
Cultivators 208 206 2
Agriculture Labourer 11 9 2
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 60 44 16
Marginal Workers 384 312 72
Non Working 2,313 824 1,489

Nearby Villages to Harpur,

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

Village Population
Narhan 3,751
Nawada 891
Basantpur 566
Shahpur 1,141
Kausar 4,034
Gabhirar 6,500
Santhi 4,310
Newari 1,498
Bishunpura 456
Basantpur 1,273

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