# Sihpur Village, Kumarkhand, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumarkhand, Madhepura 

# Sihpur

Sihpur is a village in Kumarkhand sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,339 people in 682 households**, the 22nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%.

- 3,339people (2011)
- 682households
- 45.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Sihpur PIN code and other codes

Sihpur falls in Kumarkhand sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShihpur Gadhiya
- Community development blockKumarkhand
- Census village code225922

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?

- Kumarkhand (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)35 km by road
- Murli Ganj (nearest town)13 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sihpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Garhia
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumarkhand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muraliganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 96% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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, 19 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sihpur · ■ Kumarkhand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**28%

Television ****10%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 · ■ Kumarkhand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**51.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**927

Working population ****36.0%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.0% for men and 34.5% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 663 (55%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 112 (9%) · **■** Marginal 208 (17%)

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 Kumarkhand

- Belsandi3,857 people
- Chainpur3,686 people
- Mangarwarakhas Mahal3,629 people
- Kewatgawan3,542 people
- Parmanandpur Chakla3,317 people
- Zorawarganj3,270 people
- Sarhadgatti2,789 people
- Sahoriabala2,775 people

[All 71 villages in Kumarkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sihpur from Madhepura?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sihpur?3,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sihpur in?Madhepura district (Kumarkhand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sihpur?45.2% (Census 2011)