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Harpur Population - Sheohar, Bihar

Harpur is a large village located in Piprarhi Block of Sheohar district, Bihar with total 753 families residing. The Harpur village has population of 3176 of which 1682 are males while 1494 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Harpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 535 which makes up 16.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Harpur village is 888 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Harpur as per census is 996, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Harpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Harpur village was 53.35 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Harpur Male literacy stands at 63.44 % while female literacy rate was 41.73 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Harpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Harpur village.

Harpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 753 - -
Population 3,176 1,682 1,494
Child (0-6) 535 268 267
Schedule Caste 157 86 71
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 53.35 % 63.44 % 41.73 %
Total Workers 910 795 115
Main Worker 633 - -
Marginal Worker 277 200 77

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.94 % of total population in Harpur village. The village Harpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Harpur village out of total population, 910 were engaged in work activities. 69.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 910 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 536 were Agricultural labourer.