# Dhepura Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/dhepura/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Dhepura Dhepura is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,339 people in 431 households**, the 25th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,339people (2011) - 431households - 68.9%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Dhepura PIN code and other codes Dhepura falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNawada - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237037 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhepura from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)31 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)2 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 Dhepura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhepura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Dhepura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Dhepura Of every 100 households in Dhepura in 2011, 18 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhepura · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **6% Toilet within the home ****17%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **93% Use banking services ****51%** **36% Television ****16%** **8% Mobile phone ****64%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **26% Own their home ****94%** **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 Dhepura? ■ Dhepura · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963** **943 Working population ****25.7%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 59.9% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (28%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 185 (31%) · **■** Marginal 81 (14%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Gauspur Inaet3,178 people - Mathurapur3,022 people - Bhatgawan2,859 people - Balo Chak2,640 people - Sahbajpur Mahnaia2,334 people - Raghubarpur2,108 people - Shahpur Pagra1,989 people - Khajautia1,972 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhepura from Samastipur?31 km by road - What is the population of Dhepura?2,339 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhepura in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dhepura?68.9% (Census 2011)