# Rustampur Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Rustampur

Rustampur is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,384 people in 303 households**, the 33rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 1,384people (2011)
- 303households
- 49.3%literacy
- 883females per 1,000 males

## Rustampur PIN code and other codes

Rustampur falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRustampur
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223094

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

## How far is Rustampur from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)15 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 Rustampur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Rustampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Rustampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 63% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Rustampur

Of every 100 households in Rustampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rustampur · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**61%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

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 Rustampur?

■ Rustampur · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**954

Working population ****33.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.2% for men and 39.3% for women. 44% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 399 (87%)

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 Barhara

- Barhari2,905 people
- Gauripur2,422 people
- Latraha2,393 people
- Laukahi Chakla1,667 people
- Magur Jan milik1,306 people
- Magur Jan1,058 people
- Sukhsena Milik902 people
- Arbana Chakla735 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rustampur from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Rustampur?1,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rustampur in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Rustampur?49.3% (Census 2011)