Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur
# Alampur

Alampur is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 813204. The 2011 Census counted 1,693 people in 323 households, the 56th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.
- 1,693 people (2011)
- 323 households
- 63.7% literacy
- 813204 PIN code

## Alampur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Alampur is 813204. Alampur falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 813204
- Gram panchayat Mohanpur Gaughatta
- Community development block Colgong
- Census village code 239253

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

## How far is Alampur from nearby towns?
- Colgong (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 32 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town) 7 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Alampur?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kahalgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahalgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 1 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 Alampur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 62% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Alampur

Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alampur · ■ Colgong rural average
- Electricity for lighting 43% 32%
- Toilet within the home 18% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 80% 78%
- Tap water 19% 9%
- Drinking water within premises 52% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 84%
- Use banking services 48% 42%
- Television 13% 17%
- Mobile phone 40% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 9% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 26% 31%
- Own their home 97% 97%

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

## What is the population of Alampur?

■ Alampur · ■ Colgong rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.7% 58.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 871 872
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 917 947
- Working population 22.9% 30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 54.3% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 87 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (18%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 85 (22%) · ■ Marginal 145 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Colgong
- Babhangawan 1,795 people
- Bishunpur 1,771 people
- Ramzanipur 1,731 people
- Ranipur 1,723 people
- Nandgola 1,667 people
- Jan Mahammadpur 1,607 people
- Jagesarpur 1,533 people
- Banaspati 1,518 people

All 209 villages in Colgong

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Alampur? 813204
- How far is Alampur from Bhagalpur? 32 km by road
- What is the population of Alampur? 1,693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur in? Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur? 63.7% (Census 2011)

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