# Aphrail Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Aphrail

Aphrail is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,628 people in 324 households**, the 33rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,628people (2011)
- 324households
- 32.3%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Aphrail PIN code and other codes

Aphrail falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLutipur
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224801

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

## How far is Aphrail from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 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 Aphrail?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Aphrail; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Aphrail known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 102 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 Aphrail

Of every 100 households in Aphrail in 2011, 11 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Aphrail · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**15%

Television ****10%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Aphrail?

■ Aphrail · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.3%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****829**

**953

Working population ****28.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.4% for men and 26.5% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (72%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (12%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%)

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 Balrampur

- Madhopur1,969 people
- Pachra1,801 people
- Ahuta1,782 people
- Palsa Khanabari1,761 people
- Parua1,620 people
- Manikpur1,617 people
- Bankipur1,615 people
- Dullahpur1,587 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aphrail from Katihar?62 km by road
- What is the population of Aphrail?1,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aphrail in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Aphrail?32.3% (Census 2011)