# Sarmastpur Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/sarmastpur/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # Sarmastpur Sarmastpur is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,167 people in 227 households**, the 28th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 1,167people (2011) - 227households - 71.6%literacy - 848503PIN code ## Sarmastpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarmastpur is 848503.** Sarmastpur falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848503 - Gram panchayatShahit - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarmastpur from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)34 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)12 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 Sarmastpur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarmastpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dalsinghsaray - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsinghsaray - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Sarmastpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 34% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Sarmastpur Of every 100 households in Sarmastpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sarmastpur · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **5% Toilet within the home ****37%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **75% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **93% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **29% Own their home ****100%** **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 Sarmastpur? ■ Sarmastpur · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138** **924 Working population ****29.5%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 59.0% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 114 (33%) · **■** Other work 61 (18%) · **■** Marginal 57 (17%) 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 - Damdama1,443 people - Kawai1,372 people - Chetra1,218 people - Subhanipur1,215 people - Chak Umar1,107 people - Khedarpur1,077 people - Patali577 people - Chak Azahar urf Bangargawan440 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarmastpur?848503 - How far is Sarmastpur from Samastipur?34 km by road - What is the population of Sarmastpur?1,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarmastpur in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarmastpur?71.6% (Census 2011)