Village · Banma Itahri, Saharsa
# Afzalpur

Afzalpur is a village in Banma Itahri sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code 852126. The 2011 Census counted 4,533 people in 867 households, the 11th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%.
- 4,533 people (2011)
- 867 households
- 37.6% literacy
- 852126 PIN code

## Afzalpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Afzalpur is 852126. Afzalpur falls in Banma Itahri sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.
- PIN code 852126
- Gram panchayat Itahri
- Community development block Banma Itahri
- Census village code 226702

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Afzalpur from nearby towns?
- Banma Itahri (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Afzalpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Afzalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Simaribakhtiyarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Afzalpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 368 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Afzalpur

Of every 100 households in Afzalpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Afzalpur · ■ Banma Itahri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 5%
- Toilet within the home 6% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 90%
- Tap water 11% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 19% 33%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97%
- Use banking services 22% 28%
- Television 1% 4%
- Mobile phone 51% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 37% 44%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Afzalpur?

■ Afzalpur · ■ Banma Itahri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 37.6% 50.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 874 906
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1024 929
- Working population 40.6% 32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.3% for men and 28.4% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 351 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 753 (41%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 31 (2%) · ■ Marginal 703 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Banma Itahri
- Rasalpur 5,775 people
- Khorasan 4,847 people
- Hath Mandal 4,655 people
- Murli 4,585 people
- Maharas 4,469 people
- Lalpur 4,458 people
- Kasimpur 3,633 people
- Kusmhi 3,413 people

All 18 villages in Banma Itahri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Afzalpur? 852126
- How far is Afzalpur from Saharsa? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Afzalpur? 4,533 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Afzalpur in? Saharsa district (Banma Itahri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Afzalpur? 37.6% (Census 2011)

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