Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur # Sirmatpur Sirmatpur is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 21,975 people in 4,270 households, the 2nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 21,975 people (2011) - 4,270 households - 55.5% literacy - 870 females per 1,000 males ## Sirmatpur PIN code and other codes Sirmatpur falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Sirmatpur Hajurnagar - Community development block Pirpainti - Census village code 239002 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sirmatpur from nearby towns? - Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 51 km by road - Colgong (nearest town) 21 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sirmatpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sirmatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private - ● Primary school In village · 8 govt - ● Middle school In village · 4 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kahalgaon - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahalgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sirmatpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 2,754 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,326 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sirmatpur Of every 100 households in Sirmatpur in 2011, 22 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sirmatpur · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Electricity for lighting 22% 14% - Toilet within the home 13% 19% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 80% - Tap water 1% 6% - Drinking water within premises 51% 42% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91% - Use banking services 42% 33% - Television 15% 15% - Mobile phone 53% 48% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 27% 32% - 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 Sirmatpur? ■ Sirmatpur · ■ Pirpainti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.5% 56.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 871 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 887 945 - Working population 38.2% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 46.0% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,358 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,631 (19%) · ■ Household industry 35 (0%) · ■ Other work 562 (7%) · ■ Marginal 4,810 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti - Khawaspur Diara urf Topra 35,545 people - Rifadpur 19,129 people - Bakarpur Ogairah 15,202 people - Manikpur 9,939 people - Moheshram 9,646 people All 114 villages in Pirpainti ## Quick answers - How far is Sirmatpur from Bhagalpur? 51 km by road - What is the population of Sirmatpur? 21,975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sirmatpur in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sirmatpur? 55.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/pirpainti/sirmatpur-239002/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.