# Desri urf Sahjahanpur Village, Bibhutpur, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bibhutpur/desri-urf-sahjahanpur/ Village · Bibhutpur, Samastipur # Desri urf Sahjahanpur Desri urf Sahjahanpur is a village in Bibhutpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **10,911 people in 2,198 households**, the 11th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 10,911people (2011) - 2,198households - 51.4%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Desri urf Sahjahanpur PIN code and other codes Desri urf Sahjahanpur falls in Bibhutpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDesri Karakh - Community development blockBibhutpur - Census village code237134 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Desri urf Sahjahanpur from nearby towns? - Bibhutpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)45 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)26 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 Desri urf Sahjahanpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Desri urf Sahjahanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narhan - ○Degree college10+ km · Narhan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Desri urf Sahjahanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 529 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Desri urf Sahjahanpur Of every 100 households in Desri urf Sahjahanpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Desri urf Sahjahanpur · ■ Bibhutpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****8%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **41% Television ****2%** **6% Mobile phone ****49%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Desri urf Sahjahanpur? ■ Desri urf Sahjahanpur · ■ Bibhutpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **945 Working population ****34.1%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 40.1% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 496 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,872 (50%) · **■** Household industry 118 (3%) · **■** Other work 167 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,066 (29%) 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 Bibhutpur - Belsandi Tara13,727 people - Potilia13,205 people - Sakh Mohan11,938 people - Mahamadpur Shakra11,604 people - Mustafapur Bhath10,449 people - Kerai10,209 people - Chak Habib8,890 people - Mehsi7,924 people [All 44 villages in Bibhutpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/bibhutpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Desri urf Sahjahanpur from Samastipur?45 km by road - What is the population of Desri urf Sahjahanpur?10,911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Desri urf Sahjahanpur in?Samastipur district (Bibhutpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Desri urf Sahjahanpur?51.4% (Census 2011)