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Harpur

हरपुर
Ekma mandal
Pincode 841208
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Harpur is a village in Ekma mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 1,550 across 300 households. The village has a literacy rate of 73.4% and is located at coordinates 26.468°N, 83.943°E with PIN code 841208.

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LGD code
233337
Pincode
841208
Post office
Ekma
Population
1,550
Households
300
Literacy rate
73.4%
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000♂
Workers
364
Distance to district centre
203 km
Distance to mandal centre
84 km
Distance to Patna
154 km
Distance to Kolkata
623 km
Nearest railway station
Nunkhar · 8 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Musehari bazar · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Harpur compares

By population, Harpur ranks #44 of 93 villages in Ekma mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.4%
+13.4% vs mandal average
Harpur
73.4%
Ekma mandal
60.0%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
−44 vs mandal average
Harpur
942
Ekma mandal
986
Household size
people per home
5.2
−1.1 vs mandal average
Harpur
5.2
Ekma mandal
6.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Harpur at a glance

Harpur is a village of 1,550 people in 300 households (Census 2011) in Ekma block, Saran district, Bihar, the 44th-largest of 93 villages in Ekma block. Literacy is 73%, 13 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 203 km from the Saran district centre, 0 km from Harpur, the nearest town, 8 km from Nunkhar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841208, served by Ekma post office; the LGD village code is 233337. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Musehari bazar, 10 km away. The village votes in Ekma assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoranjan Singh. The population is estimated at 1,827 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Harpur · this village1,55073%
Harpur · Bijaipur74453%0 km N
Harpur · Gopalganj00 km N
Harpur · Ramnagar98650%0 km N
Harpur · Alauli9,00549%0 km N
Harpur · Gaunaha1,13639%0 km N
Harpur · Bagaha48257%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Harpur

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
No
Power hours (summer)
2
Power hours (winter)
3
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
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
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Hansrajpur
Total area (ha)
73
Irrigated area (ha)
20.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Harpur

LGD code
233337
Pincode
841208
Post office
Ekma
Population (Census 2011)
1,550
Population (projected 2026)
1,827
Households
300
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
942
Literacy rate
73.4%
Coordinates
26.46811°N, 83.94260°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Maharajganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ekma
Member of Parliament
Janardan Singh Sigriwal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoranjan Singh
Block / Mandal
Ekma
Nearest PHC
Sri Balajee Clinic (97.2 km)
Nearest railway station
Dal Chapra (85.9 km)
Getting there

How to reach Harpur

Mandal centre
Ekma · ≈ 84 km
≈ 2 h 52 min by car · 3 h 24 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 203 km
≈ 6 h 56 min by car · 8 h 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,957 people
Harpur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna154 kmcapital
  • Kolkata623 km
  • Delhi705 km
  • Hyderabad1156 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNunkhar8 km
  • Bus stopBus Station (UPSRTC)17 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Musehari bazar10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India34 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum34 km
  • Collegebaba Raghav das Inter college16 km
  • Police stationUbhaon Police Station38 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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