Village · Bachhwara, Begusarai
# Alampur Kanhu

Alampur Kanhu is a village in Bachhwara sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code 851111. The 2011 Census counted 888 people in 184 households, the 37th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.
- 888 people (2011)
- 184 households
- 54.8% literacy
- 851111 PIN code

## Alampur Kanhu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Alampur Kanhu is 851111. Alampur Kanhu falls in Bachhwara sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.
- PIN code 851111
- Gram panchayat Rani
- Community development block Bachhwara
- Census village code 237783

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Alampur Kanhu from nearby towns?
- Bachhwara (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Alampur Kanhu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Alampur Kanhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alampur Kanhu known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Alampur Kanhu

Of every 100 households in Alampur Kanhu in 2011, 17 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alampur Kanhu · ■ Bachhwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 17% 12%
- Toilet within the home 14% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 76%
- Tap water 3% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 70% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 94%
- Use banking services 26% 41%
- Television 6% 10%
- Mobile phone 61% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 3%
- None of these assets 17% 28%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Alampur Kanhu?

■ Alampur Kanhu · ■ Bachhwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 54.8% 60.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 842 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 905 921
- Working population 25.2% 34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 47.9% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 120 (54%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 37 (17%) · ■ Marginal 60 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bachhwara
- Chak Dilar 962 people
- Ramchandarpur 943 people
- Gauspur 922 people
- Samsipur 907 people
- Chakka 875 people
- Dargahpur 823 people
- Jhamatia 774 people
- Dularpur 503 people

All 91 villages in Bachhwara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Alampur Kanhu? 851111
- How far is Alampur Kanhu from Begusarai? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Alampur Kanhu? 888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur Kanhu in? Begusarai district (Bachhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur Kanhu? 54.8% (Census 2011)

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