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Harpur

Thawe block
Pincode 841440
Area 176 ha
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Harpur is a revenue village in Thawe block, Gopalganj district, Bihar. It had a population of 2,223 in 338 households (Census 2011).

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Census 2011 Snapshot

2,223 souls. 338 homes.

Thawe block, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

2,223
Population
338
Households
65.1%
Literacy
928
Sex ratio
176 ha
Total area
720
Workforce
LGD 230842Source: Census 2011 + LGD
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Harpur today

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  • Apple₹11,500Gopalganj APMC · 30 Oct 2026
  • Banana - Green₹2,360Gopalganj APMC · 30 Oct 2026
  • Cauliflower₹1,960Gopalganj APMC · 30 Oct 2026
₹/quintal (modal). Latest reports from markets in Gopalganj district. These are wholesale mandi prices, not the price in Harpur.All markets →
In context · Census 2011 · LGD

Harpur at a glance

Harpur is a mid-sized village of Thawe block: 2,223 people in 338 households (Census 2011), 21st of its 49 inhabited villages by population. Literacy stood at 65.1%, level with Gopalganj district's 64.8% (Thawe block: 69.4%), while the sex ratio was 928 women per 1,000 men, below the district's 1,025. It falls under Ramchandrapur gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 841440. The village covers 176 hectares — about 1.8 km², or roughly 1,263 people per km² (Census 2011). For elections it falls in the Gopalganj assembly constituency and the Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency.

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LGD village code230842
Census 2011 code230842
Gram panchayatRamchandrapur · LGD 95991
Pincode841440
BlockThawe · LGD 1223
DistrictGopalganj
StateBihar
Male / Female1,153 / 1,070 · Census 2011
Area176 ha · Census 2011
Lok SabhaGopalganj · Dr. Alok Kumar Suman (JD(U))
AssemblyGopalganj · Subhash Singh (BJP)

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction

Development block
Thawe Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
Self-help groups
0 self-help groups with 0 members (2025-26) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30

Gram panchayat

Harpur is in the Ramchandrapur (रामचन्द्रपुर) gram panchayat.

Other villages in Ramchandrapur

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

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Census 2011 · in context

How Harpur compares

By population, Harpur ranks #21 of 49 inhabited villages in Thawe block.

Literacy rate%
65.1%
−4.4% vs Thawe block average
Harpur
65.1%
Thawe block
69.4%
Gopalganj district
64.8%
Sex ratio♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−39 vs Thawe block average
Harpur
928
Thawe block
967
Gopalganj district
1,025
Household sizepeople per home
6.6
+0.2 vs Thawe block average
Harpur
6.6
Thawe block
6.4
Gopalganj district
6.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.

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What Harpur had in Census 2011

  • Primary school Available · 1 in the village
  • Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Treated tap water Not available
  • All-weather road Available
  • Public bus service Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Power for homes Available
  • Commercial bank Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Mobile phone coverage Available

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Key facts — Harpur

LGD village code230842
Pincode841440
Population (Census 2011)2,223
Population (estimate 2026)≈ 2,820 · +27.1% · estimate, not a census count
Households338
Households (estimate 2026)≈ 430 · estimate, not a census count
Literacy65.1%
Sex ratio928 ♀/1000♂
Workers720
Block / BlockThawe

Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026Report a correction

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Then & Now

Harpur — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
2,223
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 2,820
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
338
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 430
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Demographics — Census 2011

Population, education & work

India's last full Census was in 2011; these are its village-level counts (Primary Census Abstract). The 2026 figures above are labelled estimates, not census counts.
Population
Population
2,223Census 2011
Male / female
1,153 / 1,070
Households
338
People per home
6.6
Education
Literacy rate
65.1%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Work
Workers
720
Work participation
32.4%workers ÷ population

Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.

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NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Gopalganj district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

These are district-level figures for Gopalganj district, not figures for Harpur.

Sex ratio at birth
943 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
63.3%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
96.2%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
60.1%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
75.8%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
53.8%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
85.9%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
34.2%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.9%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
39.4%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
12.7%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Gopalganj district

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These are district-level figures for Gopalganj district, not figures for Harpur.

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

Approximate location

Harpur on the map

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Harpur · 26.4368° N, 84.3989° E

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Electoral profile

Lok SabhaGopalganj · Dr. Alok Kumar Suman (JD(U)), elected 2024
AssemblyGopalganj · Subhash Singh (BJP), MLA since 2025

Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Bihar Assembly 2025 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).

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Essential services & places near Harpur

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FAQ

People often ask about Harpur

  1. Where is Harpur located?

    Harpur is a village in Thawe block of Gopalganj district, Bihar, India.

  2. Which district is Harpur in?

    Harpur is in Gopalganj district of Bihar.

  3. Which gram panchayat does Harpur belong to?

    Harpur comes under the Ramchandrapur gram panchayat.

  4. What is the pincode of Harpur?

    The pincode of Harpur, Thawe, Gopalganj is 841440.

  5. What is the population of Harpur?

    As per the 2011 Census, Harpur had a population of 2,223 (1,153 males and 1,070 females).

  6. How many households are there in Harpur?

    Harpur had 338 households at the 2011 Census.

  7. What is the area of Harpur?

    Harpur covers about 176 hectares.

  8. What is the literacy rate of Harpur?

    The literacy rate of Harpur was 65.1% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).

  9. What is the sex ratio of Harpur?

    Harpur had 928 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.

  10. Which Lok Sabha constituency is Harpur in?

    Harpur is in the Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituency.

  11. Who is the MP for Harpur?

    Dr. Alok Kumar Suman (Janata Dal (United)) won the Gopalganj Lok Sabha seat, which includes Harpur, in 2024.

  12. Which assembly constituency is Harpur in?

    Harpur is in the Gopalganj assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.

  13. Who is the MLA for Harpur?

    Subhash Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Gopalganj assembly seat, which includes Harpur, in 2025.

  14. Which development block is Harpur in?

    Harpur is in the Thawe development block (Local Government Directory).

  15. What is the LGD code of Harpur?

    The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Harpur is 230842 and its Census 2011 village code is 230842.

  16. Which villages are near Harpur?

    Villages near Harpur include Thawe (within ~8 km), Manjha (about 10 km), Kaluchhapra (about 12 km), Nirkhi Chhapra (about 12 km), Khanpur (about 13 km).

  17. What is the population of Harpur in 2026?

    No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Harpur's Census 2011 population of 2,223 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 2,820 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.

  18. Who is the sarpanch of Harpur?

    The sarpanch of Harpur has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.

Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.

Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
  • Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
  • Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
  • 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
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Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory

There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.

Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.

Long-term district average for November: 6 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)

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Mandi prices · Gopalganj

Latest reports from markets in Gopalganj district, within the last 14 days.

Latest reports up to 30 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Apple · AppleGopalganj APMC11,50011,50011,50030 Oct 2026
Banana - Green · Banana - GreenGopalganj APMC2,3602,3602,36030 Oct 2026
Cauliflower · African SarsonGopalganj APMC1,9601,9601,96030 Oct 2026
Green Chilli · Green ChillyGopalganj APMC7,5207,5207,52030 Oct 2026
Onion · Pusa-RedGopalganj APMC4,7104,7104,71030 Oct 2026
Potato · Red NanitalGopalganj APMC95095095030 Oct 2026
Red gram split/Arhar dal/Tur dal · Arhar Dal(Tur)Gopalganj APMC12,40012,40012,40030 Oct 2026
Tomato · TomatoGopalganj APMC3,4103,4103,41030 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Harpur's shops. Best mandi price near Harpur →

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Nearby villages
Thawewithin ~8 km
Manjhaabout 10 km
Kaluchhapraabout 12 km
Nirkhi Chhapraabout 12 km
Khanpurabout 13 km
Dhanpuraabout 13 km

Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).

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Schemes worth checking

  • PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

  • Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

  • PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

    Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

  • National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

    Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

  • National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

    Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

  • Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

  • Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

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