# Darbepur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar)

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Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga 

# Darbepur

Darbepur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 73 households**, the 66th largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 381people (2011)
- 73households
- 71.3%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Darbepur PIN code and other codes

Darbepur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHairnagar
- Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan
- Census village code227858

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

## How far is Darbepur from nearby towns?

- Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)55 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)24 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 Darbepur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Darbepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 13 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 Darbepur known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and wheat**. About 92% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Darbepur

Of every 100 households in Darbepur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darbepur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**35%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****32%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Darbepur?

■ Darbepur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****721**

**935

Working population ****52.5%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 59.6% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (18%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 106 (53%)

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 Kusheshwar Asthan

- Bairo584 people
- Tasmanpatti560 people
- Manoripur500 people
- Mahri Dih477 people
- Tole Khaki Daspur255 people
- Bhatwan234 people
- Sanauli223 people
- Atraha173 people

[All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darbepur from Darbhanga?55 km by road
- What is the population of Darbepur?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darbepur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darbepur?71.3% (Census 2011)