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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Tahirpur

Tahirpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 192 households**, the 108th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 998people (2011)
- 192households
- 77.7%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Tahirpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSalmari
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225173

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

## How far is Tahirpur from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)45 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 Tahirpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Tahirpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Salmar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barsoi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Tahirpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Tahirpur

Of every 100 households in Tahirpur in 2011, 17 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Tahirpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**85%

Tap water ****8%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**22%

Television ****25%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**0%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Tahirpur?

■ Tahirpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**964

Working population ****25.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 73.8% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (7%) · **■** Other work 127 (50%) · **■** Marginal 40 (16%)

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

- Jajla1,083 people
- Parla1,043 people
- Hansopara1,031 people
- Nagar1,024 people
- Ratania Khurd984 people
- Chahatpur979 people
- Kohrabari956 people
- Mehdibari938 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tahirpur from Katihar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Tahirpur?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tahirpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tahirpur?77.7% (Census 2011)