Village · Sandesh, Bhojpur # Ahpura Ahpura is a village in Sandesh sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,321 people in 531 households, the 12th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 3,321 people (2011) - 531 households - 74.0% literacy - 896 females per 1,000 males ## Ahpura PIN code and other codes Ahpura falls in Sandesh sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Ahpura - Community development block Sandesh - Census village code 246982 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Ahpura from nearby towns? - Sandesh (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road - Arrah (district HQ) 30 km by road - Arrah (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Ahpura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ahpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sandesh - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arrah - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ahpura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 96% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Ahpura Of every 100 households in Ahpura in 2011, 26 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ahpura · ■ Sandesh rural average - Electricity for lighting 26% 3% - Toilet within the home 24% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 76% 77% - Tap water 3% 3% - Drinking water within premises 62% 67% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 84% 90% - Use banking services 80% 70% - Television 32% 18% - Mobile phone 69% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 11% - Car / jeep / van 3% 2% - None of these assets 12% 22% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Ahpura? ■ Ahpura · ■ Sandesh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.0% 66.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 877 914 - Working population 34.1% 31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 60.7% for women. 43% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 119 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 699 (62%) · ■ Household industry 101 (9%) · ■ Other work 103 (9%) · ■ Marginal 111 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sandesh - Turkaul 3,817 people - Parura 3,739 people - Sarimpur Bachri 3,433 people - Dihra 3,371 people - Nasratpur 3,279 people - Akhgaon 3,094 people - Bichhiaon 2,994 people - Narainpur 2,711 people All 54 villages in Sandesh ## Quick answers - How far is Ahpura from Arrah? 30 km by road - What is the population of Ahpura? 3,321 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ahpura in? Bhojpur district (Sandesh sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ahpura? 74.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sandesh/ahpura/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.