# Uchitpur Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/uchitpur/ Village · Purnia East, Purnia # Uchitpur Uchitpur is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,890 people in 489 households**, the 18th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%. - 2,890people (2011) - 489households - 44.3%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Uchitpur PIN code and other codes Uchitpur falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBiarpur - Community development blockPurnia East - Census village code223486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Uchitpur from nearby towns? - Purnia East (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)18 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)18 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 Uchitpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Uchitpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranipatra - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Uchitpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Uchitpur Of every 100 households in Uchitpur in 2011, 8 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Uchitpur · ■ Purnia East rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **22% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****14%** **22% Television ****2%** **12% Mobile phone ****22%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **31% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Uchitpur? ■ Uchitpur · ■ Purnia East rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****44.3%** **49.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **968 Working population ****32.0%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 50.5% for men and 37.7% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 728 (79%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 75 (8%) 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 Purnia East - Majhaili3,798 people - Parmanandpur3,263 people - Bhatgawan3,207 people - Chhatia2,942 people - Harda2,854 people - Pirganj2,847 people - Gangaili Arazi2,631 people - Sikandarpur2,616 people [All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Uchitpur from Purnia?18 km by road - What is the population of Uchitpur?2,890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Uchitpur in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Uchitpur?44.3% (Census 2011)