# Alampur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/alampur/ Village · Azamnagar, Katihar # Alampur Alampur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,193 people in 498 households**, the 48th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%. - 2,193people (2011) - 498households - 53.4%literacy - 887females per 1,000 males ## Alampur PIN code and other codes Alampur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAlampur - Community development blockAzamnagar - Census village code225190 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alampur from nearby towns? - Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)44 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)44 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 Alampur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Alampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Azamnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Salmari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Alampur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Alampur Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alampur · ■ Azamnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **1% Toilet within the home ****28%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **85% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **98% Use banking services ****27%** **22% Television ****17%** **3% Mobile phone ****40%** **34% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****39%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **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 Alampur? ■ Alampur · ■ Azamnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **47.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **964 Working population ****35.9%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.7% for men and 43.9% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 429 (55%) · **■** Household industry 33 (4%) · **■** Other work 132 (17%) · **■** Marginal 67 (9%) 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 Azamnagar - Sitalpur2,240 people - Garaila2,234 people - Pastia2,213 people - Nanania2,195 people - Gojhwat2,165 people - Masnadpur2,162 people - Barhat2,113 people - Basgaon2,101 people [All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Alampur from Katihar?44 km by road - What is the population of Alampur?2,193 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alampur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Alampur?53.4% (Census 2011)