# Farhangpur Village, Koilwar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Koilwar, Bhojpur 

# Farhangpur

Farhangpur is a village in Koilwar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,119 people in 571 households**, the 18th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 3,119people (2011)
- 571households
- 63.1%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Farhangpur PIN code and other codes

Farhangpur falls in Koilwar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhandiha
- Community development blockKoilwar
- Census village code246954

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

## How far is Farhangpur from nearby towns?

- Koilwar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)21 km by road
- Koilwar (nearest town)6 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 Farhangpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Farhangpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakaddi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Farhangpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 51% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Farhangpur

Of every 100 households in Farhangpur in 2011, 26 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Farhangpur · ■ Koilwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**86%

Use banking services ****81%**

**62%

Television ****24%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Farhangpur?

■ Farhangpur · ■ Koilwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**924

Working population ****46.1%**

**29.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 51.4% for women. 54% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 543 (38%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (2%) · **■** Marginal 739 (51%)

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 Koilwar

- Narbirpur4,616 people
- Narhi3,909 people
- Manikpur3,859 people
- Daulatpur3,568 people
- Mokhalsa3,108 people
- Rajapur3,043 people
- Haripur2,859 people
- Songhatta2,849 people

[All 71 villages in Koilwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/koilwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Farhangpur from Arrah?21 km by road
- What is the population of Farhangpur?3,119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farhangpur in?Bhojpur district (Koilwar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Farhangpur?63.1% (Census 2011)