Harpur is a village in Raniganj mandal, Araria district, Bihar, with a population of 3,289 spread across 662 households. The village has a literacy rate of 41.3% and is located at 26.468°N, 83.943°E.
By population, Harpur ranks #45 of 89 villages in Raniganj mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harpur is a village of 3,289 people in 662 households (Census 2011) in Raniganj block, Araria district, Bihar, the 45th-largest of 89 villages in Raniganj block. Literacy is 41%, 2 points above the block average of 39% and the sex ratio is 909 women per 1,000 men. It lies 293 km from the Araria district centre, 0 km from Harpur, the nearest town, 8 km from Nunkhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854334, served by Maryganj post office; the LGD village code is 221741. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Musehari bazar, 10 km away. The sarpanch is MD Aftab Alam, and the village votes in Bihariganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Niranjan Kumar Mehta. The population is estimated at 3,878 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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