Village · Kalyanpur, Samastipur
# Purkhotimpur

Purkhotimpur is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 5,060 people in 935 households, the 16th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.
- 5,060 people (2011)
- 935 households
- 55.0% literacy
- 877 females per 1,000 males

## Purkhotimpur PIN code and other codes

Purkhotimpur falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Purkhotimpur
- Community development block Kalyanpur
- Census village code 236249

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

## How far is Purkhotimpur from nearby towns?
- Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Samastipur (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Purkhotimpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhotimpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dhrubgama
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Samastipur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Purkhotimpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 76% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Purkhotimpur

Of every 100 households in Purkhotimpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purkhotimpur · ■ Kalyanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 10%
- Toilet within the home 22% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 84%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 46% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 94%
- Use banking services 16% 51%
- Television 3% 9%
- Mobile phone 24% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 29%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Purkhotimpur?

■ Purkhotimpur · ■ Kalyanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 55.0% 59.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 877 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 936 937
- Working population 31.4% 31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 121 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 703 (44%) · ■ Household industry 33 (2%) · ■ Other work 264 (17%) · ■ Marginal 469 (29%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kalyanpur
- Jitwaria 6,168 people
- Barheta 6,052 people
- Hajpurwa 5,380 people
- Simria Bhindi 5,182 people
- Bakhtiarpur 5,056 people
- Basdeopur 5,054 people
- Belsandi 4,921 people
- Kurhwa 4,684 people

All 152 villages in Kalyanpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Purkhotimpur from Samastipur? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Purkhotimpur? 5,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purkhotimpur in? Samastipur district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Purkhotimpur? 55.0% (Census 2011)

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