# Athpa Village, Sahar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Athpa

Athpa is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,112 people in 183 households**, the 34th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,112people (2011)
- 183households
- 49.7%literacy
- 993females per 1,000 males

## Athpa PIN code and other codes

Athpa falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAndhari
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247782

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

## How far is Athpa from nearby towns?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)55 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)16 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 Athpa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Athpa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river

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 Athpa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Athpa

Of every 100 households in Athpa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Athpa · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**74%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**60%

Television ****9%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Athpa?

■ Athpa · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**971

Working population ****23.3%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.6% for men and 36.1% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Sahar

- Bansi Dehri1,472 people
- Dhauri1,401 people
- Mathurapur1,328 people
- Janpuria1,287 people
- Ojhaulia1,030 people
- Dharampur1,013 people
- Patarpura1,000 people
- Bagaunti916 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Athpa from Arrah?55 km by road
- What is the population of Athpa?1,112 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athpa in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Athpa?49.7% (Census 2011)