# Muhammadpur Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Muhammadpur

Muhammadpur is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,370 people in 215 households**, the 35th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 1,370people (2011)
- 215households
- 49.4%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Muhammadpur PIN code and other codes

Muhammadpur falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244761

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

## How far is Muhammadpur from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)32 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)6 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 Muhammadpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Muhammadpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 8 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 Muhammadpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Muhammadpur

Of every 100 households in Muhammadpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muhammadpur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**2%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****45%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Muhammadpur?

■ Muhammadpur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**902

Working population ****54.5%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 30.5% for women. 53% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (50%) · **■** Household industry 37 (5%) · **■** Other work 204 (27%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%)

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 Hilsa

- Yarpur1,597 people
- Barhai Bigha1,560 people
- Maheshpur1,518 people
- Nadha1,398 people
- Alipur1,290 people
- Mominpur1,270 people
- Gangapur1,251 people
- Khaddi1,246 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Muhammadpur from Biharsharif?32 km by road
- What is the population of Muhammadpur?1,370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muhammadpur in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Muhammadpur?49.4% (Census 2011)