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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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- LGD code
- 228726
- Pincode
- 843128
- Post office
- Minapur
- Population
- 7,329
- Households
- 1,513
- Literacy rate
- 37.4%
- Sex ratio
- 862 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,509
Census 2011 · in context
How Harsher compares
By population, Harsher ranks #6 of 155 villages in Minapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
37.4%
−6.7% vs mandal average
- Harsher
- 37.4%
- Minapur mandal
- 44.1%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
862
−24 vs mandal average
- Harsher
- 862
- Minapur mandal
- 886
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Harsher
- 4.8
- Minapur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Harsher at a glance
Harsher is a village of 7,329 people in 1,513 households (Census 2011) in Minapur block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 155 villages in Minapur block. Literacy is 37%, 7 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 862 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843128, served by Minapur post office; the LGD village code is 228726. The village votes in Madhepura assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandra Shekhar. The population is estimated at 8,641 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harsher · this village | 7,329 | 37% | — |
| Kodaria · Minapur | 4,750 | 31% | — |
| Gosaipur Charhatia · Minapur | 1,672 | 29% | — |
| Gang Barar Urf Panapur · Minapur | 353 | 47% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harsher
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- MUZAFFARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 26
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Harsher
- Total area (ha)
- 432
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 189.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Harsher
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Key facts — Harsher
- LGD code
- 228726
- Pincode
- 843128
- Post office
- Minapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,329
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,641
- Households
- 1,513
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 862
- Literacy rate
- 37.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chandra Shekhar
- Block / Mandal
- Minapur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843128
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Harsher
Other villages in Minapur mandal
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- Panapur
- Tengharhi
- Ghosaut
- Minapur
- Paigambarpur
- Mahdaya
- Harka Mansahi
- Ali Neora
- Belahi Lachhi
- Kaili
- Piprahan Asli
- Kodaria
- Saghari
- Madaripur Karan
- Manikpur
- Banghara
- Maksudpur
- Gurgawan
- Raghopur
- Tengrahan Gosaipur
- Chand Parna
- Rampur Hari
- Dharampur
- Puraina
- Dubaha Rani Khaira Urf Benua
- Gosainpur Tengrahan Urf Gosain
- Mustafaganj
- Majhauli
- Gangti
- Raghai
- Methunapur
- Zamin Mathia
- Barhanda
- Nandna
- Chak Jamal
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)