Village · Shambhuganj, Banka # Ahmad Alipur Ahmad Alipur is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 669 people in 96 households, the 83rd largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 669 people (2011) - 96 households - 52.9% literacy - 808 females per 1,000 males ## Ahmad Alipur PIN code and other codes Ahmad Alipur falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Ramchua - Community development block Shambhuganj - Census village code 240400 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ahmad Alipur from nearby towns? - Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road - Banka (district HQ) 35 km by road - Sultanganj (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ahmad Alipur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Ahmad Alipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sambhuganj - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tarapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ahmad Alipur known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 98% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ahmad Alipur Of every 100 households in Ahmad Alipur in 2011, 77 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ahmad Alipur · ■ Shambhuganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 77% 12% - Toilet within the home 19% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 79% - Tap water 5% 7% - Drinking water within premises 22% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 94% - Use banking services 50% 41% - Television 16% 9% - Mobile phone 73% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 18% 36% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ahmad Alipur? ■ Ahmad Alipur · ■ Shambhuganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.9% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 808 884 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 952 918 - Working population 46.6% 34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.2% for men and 41.0% for women. 44% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 2 (1%) · ■ Marginal 300 (96%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shambhuganj - Mohanpur Garhi 912 people - Jogia 797 people - Jagtapur 794 people - Jamaia Chak 776 people - Malda Buzurg 663 people - Kenli 647 people - Harbanspur 646 people - Mohanpur 620 people All 186 villages in Shambhuganj ## Quick answers - How far is Ahmad Alipur from Banka? 35 km by road - What is the population of Ahmad Alipur? 669 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahmad Alipur in? Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ahmad Alipur? 52.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/ahmad-alipur-240400/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.