# Taufir Village, Munger, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Munger, Munger 

# Taufir

Taufir is a village in Munger sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,749 people in 320 households**, the 19th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 1,749people (2011)
- 320households
- 52.6%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Taufir PIN code and other codes

Taufir falls in Munger sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTikarampur
- Community development blockMunger
- Census village code242538

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

## How far is Taufir from nearby towns?

- Munger (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)14 km by road
- Munger (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 Taufir?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Munger
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Taufir known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 9% of the 3,108 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Taufir

Of every 100 households in Taufir in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taufir · ■ Munger rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**44%

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

**16%

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

**82%

Use banking services ****18%**

**55%

Television ****4%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

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 Taufir?

■ Taufir · ■ Munger rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**869

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939**

**945

Working population ****32.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.3% for men and 41.6% for women. 42% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (25%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 268 (47%)

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 Munger

- Bakarpur2,269 people
- Keshopur2,202 people
- Jankinagar1,897 people
- Kalyan Chak1,834 people
- Dariapur1,741 people
- Sarmadpur1,492 people
- Hasanpur1,458 people
- Chak Ibrahim1,333 people

[All 137 villages in Munger](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/munger/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Taufir from Munger?14 km by road
- What is the population of Taufir?1,749 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taufir in?Munger district (Munger sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Taufir?52.6% (Census 2011)