# Rupaspur Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sarmera, Nalanda 

# Rupaspur

Rupaspur is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **360 people in 59 households**, the 29th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 360people (2011)
- 59households
- 45.6%literacy
- 856females per 1,000 males

## Rupaspur PIN code and other codes

Rupaspur falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhanuki
- Community development blockSarmera
- Census village code244484

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

## How far is Rupaspur from nearby towns?

- Sarmera (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)41 km by road
- Barbigha (nearest town)7 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 Rupaspur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Rupaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barbigha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Rupaspur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Rupaspur

Of every 100 households in Rupaspur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rupaspur · ■ Sarmera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**39%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**95%

Use banking services ****22%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**38%

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 Rupaspur?

■ Rupaspur · ■ Sarmera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****856**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**926

Working population ****35.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.1% for men and 26.5% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (64%) · **■** Other work 21 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Sarmera

- Moti Bigha466 people
- Samastipur449 people
- Fatehpur Dumra446 people
- Misia404 people

[All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rupaspur from Biharsharif?41 km by road
- What is the population of Rupaspur?360 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rupaspur in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rupaspur?45.6% (Census 2011)