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

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Sihpur

Sihpur is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,375 people in 308 households**, the 43rd largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,375people (2011)
- 308households
- 53.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Sihpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKamra
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224786

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?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)9 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 99% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sihpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**44%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****14%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sihpur?

■ Sihpur · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.5%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**953

Working population ****25.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 46.2% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Household industry 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 179 (52%) · **■** Marginal 17 (5%)

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

- Ibrahimpur1,484 people
- Rajaul1,393 people
- Adampur Mal1,391 people
- Bijpura1,375 people
- Raipur1,367 people
- Kadlabari1,335 people
- Lachaur1,311 people
- Daribhita1,263 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihpur from Katihar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sihpur?1,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihpur in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihpur?53.5% (Census 2011)