# Alawalpur Village, Punpun, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Punpun, Patna 

# Alawalpur

Alawalpur is a village in Punpun sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,879 people in 372 households**, the 17th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.

- 1,879people (2011)
- 372households
- 69.1%literacy
- 947females per 1,000 males

## Alawalpur PIN code and other codes

Alawalpur falls in Punpun sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPaimar
- Community development blockPunpun
- Census village code246079

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

## How far is Alawalpur from nearby towns?

- Punpun (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)19 km by road
- Patna (nearest town)19 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 Alawalpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Punpun
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Danapur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Alawalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Alawalpur

Of every 100 households in Alawalpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alawalpur · ■ Punpun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**46%

Television ****37%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Alawalpur?

■ Alawalpur · ■ Punpun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**62.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**955

Working population ****33.6%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 57.3% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 78 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (21%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 234 (37%) · **■** Marginal 171 (27%)

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 Punpun

- Ekauna2,639 people
- Basuhar2,207 people
- Sirpalpur2,104 people
- Pakri2,083 people
- Maranchi1,861 people
- Chamuchak Majhauli1,759 people
- Dharahra1,674 people
- Shekhpura1,571 people

[All 85 villages in Punpun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/punpun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alawalpur from Patna?19 km by road
- What is the population of Alawalpur?1,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alawalpur in?Patna district (Punpun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alawalpur?69.1% (Census 2011)