# Matihanian Salehpur Village, Kuchaikote, Gopalganj (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/matihanian-salehpur/ Village · Kuchaikote, Gopalganj # Matihanian Salehpur Matihanian Salehpur is a village in Kuchaikote sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 281 households**, the 65th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,772people (2011) - 281households - 55.0%literacy - 960females per 1,000 males ## Matihanian Salehpur PIN code and other codes Matihanian Salehpur falls in Kuchaikote sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSalehpur - Community development blockKuchaikote - Census village code230387 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Matihanian Salehpur from nearby towns? - Kuchaikote (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gopalganj (district HQ)23 km by road - Gopalganj (nearest town)23 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 Matihanian Salehpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Matihanian Salehpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●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 · Jalalpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Matihanian Salehpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Matihanian Salehpur Of every 100 households in Matihanian Salehpur in 2011, 41 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Matihanian Salehpur · ■ Kuchaikote rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **17% Toilet within the home ****12%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **76% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****58%** **68% Television ****5%** **16% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **7% 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 Matihanian Salehpur? ■ Matihanian Salehpur · ■ Kuchaikote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903** **952 Working population ****26.6%** **28.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.9% for men and 43.9% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 18 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (37%) · **■** Marginal 236 (50%) 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 Kuchaikote - Pakri1,830 people - Sapha1,820 people - Bodh Chhapar1,809 people - Garya Khal1,776 people - Rampur Khurd1,741 people - Malahi1,740 people - Bhatwa Rup1,734 people - Madha Chak1,719 people [All 222 villages in Kuchaikote](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/kuchaikote/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Matihanian Salehpur from Gopalganj?23 km by road - What is the population of Matihanian Salehpur?1,772 (Census 2011) - Which district is Matihanian Salehpur in?Gopalganj district (Kuchaikote sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Matihanian Salehpur?55.0% (Census 2011)