# Herthu Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Herthu

Herthu is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,857 people in 482 households**, the 25th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 2,857people (2011)
- 482households
- 56.7%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Herthu PIN code and other codes

Herthu falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanda
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244948

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

## How far is Herthu from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)46 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)4 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 Herthu?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Herthu known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Herthu

Of every 100 households in Herthu in 2011, 2 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Herthu · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**49%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Herthu?

■ Herthu · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**921

Working population ****54.0%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 41.3% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 294 (19%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 440 (29%) · **■** Marginal 654 (42%)

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 Islampur

- Kobil2,945 people
- Barai2,927 people
- Biswak2,918 people
- Kapasia2,904 people
- Paithana2,707 people
- Kewali2,681 people
- Bakaur2,602 people
- Mahuari2,591 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Herthu from Biharsharif?46 km by road
- What is the population of Herthu?2,857 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herthu in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Herthu?56.7% (Census 2011)