# Kalpir Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Kalpir

Kalpir is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,224 people in 1,079 households**, the 4th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 5,224people (2011)
- 1,079households
- 59.9%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Kalpir PIN code and other codes

Kalpir falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKalpir Bibganj
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222237

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

## How far is Kalpir from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)40 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)14 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 Kalpir?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kalpir; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Kalpir known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 87% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Kalpir

Of every 100 households in Kalpir in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalpir · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**96%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****29%**

**14%

Television ****5%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kalpir?

■ Kalpir · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**973

Working population ****32.3%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 49.5% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 160 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (32%) · **■** Household industry 68 (4%) · **■** Other work 420 (25%) · **■** Marginal 500 (30%)

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 Terhagachh

- Matiari8,947 people
- Dhabaili6,202 people
- Khaniabad5,361 people
- Hatgaon4,983 people
- Bhorha4,595 people
- Dahibhat4,594 people
- Jhunki Musahara4,558 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kalpir from Kishanganj?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kalpir?5,224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalpir in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kalpir?59.9% (Census 2011)