# Alampur Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar)

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Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur 

# Alampur

Alampur is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,505 people in 305 households**, the 22nd largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,505people (2011)
- 305households
- 74.6%literacy
- 848503PIN code

## Alampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alampur is 848503.** Alampur falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- PIN code848503
- Gram panchayatShahit
- Community development blockVidyapati Nagar
- Census village code236983

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

## How far is Alampur from nearby towns?

- Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)13 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 Alampur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Alampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Alampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 115 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Alampur

Of every 100 households in Alampur in 2011, 10 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Alampur · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**93%

Use banking services ****72%**

**42%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Alampur?

■ Alampur · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****28.8%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 152 (35%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 258 (59%)

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 Vidyapati Nagar

- Bahadurpur2,039 people
- Hetimpur1,922 people
- Isapur1,817 people
- Malkalipur1,574 people
- Mirzapurgang1,481 people
- Damdama1,443 people
- Kawai1,372 people
- Chetra1,218 people

[All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alampur?848503
- How far is Alampur from Samastipur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Alampur?1,505 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alampur in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alampur?74.6% (Census 2011)