# Sihpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/sihpur-225293/ Village · Azamnagar, Katihar # Sihpur Sihpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,095 people in 233 households**, the 103rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%. - 1,095people (2011) - 233households - 46.8%literacy - 881females per 1,000 males ## Sihpur PIN code and other codes Sihpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhuriyal - Community development blockAzamnagar - Census village code225293 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)10 km by road - Katihar (district HQ)42 km by road - Katihar (nearest town)42 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? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Sihpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari - ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 73% of the 28 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 Sihpur Of every 100 households in Sihpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sihpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****26%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **22% Television ****10%** **3% Mobile phone ****40%** **34% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **0% None of these assets ****49%** **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+) ****46.8%** **47.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **964 Working population ****26.7%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.2% for men and 39.4% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 56 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (73%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) 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 - Nauranga1,193 people - Jarhanda1,148 people - Panchkohania1,145 people - Nalkopa1,104 people - Jajla1,083 people - Parla1,043 people - Hansopara1,031 people - Nagar1,024 people [All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sihpur from Katihar?42 km by road - What is the population of Sihpur?1,095 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sihpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sihpur?46.8% (Census 2011)