# Sihpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Sihpur

Sihpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 127 households**, the 140th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 628people (2011)
- 127households
- 65.4%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Sihpur PIN code and other codes

Sihpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaighatta
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225170

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

## How far is Sihpur from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Sihpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sihpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Govindpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Sihpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Sihpur

Of every 100 households in Sihpur in 2011, 9 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sihpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****63%**

**22%

Television ****27%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**33%

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 Sihpur?

■ Sihpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**964

Working population ****43.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.5% for women. 60% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (42%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 93 (34%)

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

- Phulbari652 people
- Manharpara643 people
- Chaulhar Milik639 people
- Keshopur633 people
- Fatehpur627 people
- Bishunpur617 people
- Shamsherpur612 people
- Budhelmani608 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihpur from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sihpur?628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihpur?65.4% (Census 2011)