# Mukhtarpur Salkhani Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/mukhtarpur-salkhani/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Mukhtarpur Salkhani Mukhtarpur Salkhani is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,972 people in 3,039 households**, the 1st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 14,972people (2011) - 3,039households - 62.7%literacy - 936females per 1,000 males ## Mukhtarpur Salkhani PIN code and other codes Mukhtarpur Salkhani falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMukhtarpur Salkhani - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237046 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mukhtarpur Salkhani from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)7 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mukhtarpur Salkhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsinghsarai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsinghsarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga] - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 768 hectares of village land is sown, and 642 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani Of every 100 households in Mukhtarpur Salkhani in 2011, 4 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mukhtarpur Salkhani · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **6% Toilet within the home ****12%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **93% Use banking services ****34%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****42%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **26% 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 Mukhtarpur Salkhani? ■ Mukhtarpur Salkhani · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **943 Working population ****35.6%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 52.4% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,267 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,634 (31%) · **■** Household industry 361 (7%) · **■** Other work 605 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,467 (28%) 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 - Keota14,531 people - Nawada12,131 people - Panr10,922 people - Kamrawan10,919 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mukhtarpur Salkhani from Samastipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Mukhtarpur Salkhani?14,972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mukhtarpur Salkhani in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mukhtarpur Salkhani?62.7% (Census 2011)