Village · Sultanganj, Bhagalpur
# Khanpur

Khanpur is a village in Sultanganj sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code 813202. The 2011 Census counted 1,542 people in 315 households, the 36th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 1,542 people (2011)
- 315 households
- 68.4% literacy
- 813202 PIN code

## Khanpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khanpur is 813202. Khanpur falls in Sultanganj sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 813202
- Gram panchayat Kumaitha
- Community development block Sultanganj
- Census village code 239664

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

## How far is Khanpur from nearby towns?
- Sultanganj (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Khanpur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Khanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Anganwadi centre In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khanpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 73% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Khanpur

Of every 100 households in Khanpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Khanpur · ■ Sultanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 26%
- Toilet within the home 33% 35%
- No toilet (open defecation) 67% 63%
- Tap water 4% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 37% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 88%
- Use banking services 85% 54%
- Television 17% 18%
- Mobile phone 42% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 33% 31%
- Own their home 98% 99%

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

## What is the population of Khanpur?

■ Khanpur · ■ Sultanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.4% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 837 942
- Working population 40.1% 33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 59.1% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 109 (18%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 49 (8%) · ■ Marginal 405 (65%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Sultanganj
- Astandih 1,697 people
- Rabichak 1,667 people
- Nisahara 1,659 people
- Chaturchak 1,624 people
- Awa 1,538 people
- Hathiauk 1,537 people
- Desawar 1,533 people
- Dindealpur 1,443 people

All 150 villages in Sultanganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khanpur? 813202
- How far is Khanpur from Bhagalpur? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Khanpur? 1,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khanpur in? Bhagalpur district (Sultanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Khanpur? 68.4% (Census 2011)

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