# Meghpatti Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Meghpatti

Meghpatti is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 48 households**, the 61st largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 215people (2011)
- 48households
- 42.9%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Meghpatti PIN code and other codes

Meghpatti falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBandhar
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236405

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Meghpatti from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Rosera (nearest town)16 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 Meghpatti?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bandhar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shivajinagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balip[Ur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Baheri
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Meghpatti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Meghpatti

Of every 100 households in Meghpatti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meghpatti · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Meghpatti?

■ Meghpatti · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**903

Working population ****40.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.3% for men and 37.1% for women. 46% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 15 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (83%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Meghaulia474 people
- Sirsia407 people
- Kothia388 people
- Sisai Raja298 people
- Katghara182 people
- Samarhati161 people
- Punwa103 people
- Sisai Karian urf Kalyanpur95 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Meghpatti from Samastipur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Meghpatti?215 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghpatti in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meghpatti?42.9% (Census 2011)