# Salpur Village, Goradih, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Goradih, Bhagalpur 

# Salpur

Salpur is a village in Goradih sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,724 people in 483 households**, the 14th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 2,724people (2011)
- 483households
- 38.9%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Salpur PIN code and other codes

Salpur falls in Goradih sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBishanpur Jichho
- Community development blockGoradih
- Census village code239901

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Salpur from nearby towns?

- Goradih (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)26 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Salpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Salpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Salpur

Of every 100 households in Salpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Salpur · ■ Goradih rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**37%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Salpur?

■ Salpur · ■ Goradih rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**945

Working population ****38.9%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.2% for men and 31.9% for women. 47% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (11%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 68 (6%) · **■** Marginal 787 (74%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Goradih

- Zamin3,907 people
- Pithna3,098 people
- Mohanpur3,024 people
- Daharpur2,942 people
- Gohario2,562 people
- Kurudih2,544 people
- Barhari2,533 people
- Sirampur Dariachak2,301 people

[All 120 villages in Goradih](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/goradih/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Salpur from Bhagalpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Salpur?2,724 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salpur in?Bhagalpur district (Goradih sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Salpur?38.9% (Census 2011)