# Kamalpur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Kamalpur

Kamalpur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,542 people in 268 households**, the 66th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,542people (2011)
- 268households
- 65.0%literacy
- 1,016females per 1,000 males

## Kamalpur PIN code and other codes

Kamalpur falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSargatti
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234331

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

## How far is Kamalpur from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)10 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)14 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 Kamalpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●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 · Chhapra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garkha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Kamalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Kamalpur

Of every 100 households in Kamalpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kamalpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**57%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kamalpur?

■ Kamalpur · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**943

Working population ****21.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 54.2% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (35%) · **■** Other work 40 (12%) · **■** Marginal 166 (49%)

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 Garkha

- Kuchah1,712 people
- Phursatpur1,687 people
- Bhagwani Chhapra1,624 people
- Bazidpur1,602 people
- Pathara1,493 people
- Maddupur1,378 people
- Said Sarae1,334 people
- Bangara1,324 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamalpur from Chhapra?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kamalpur?1,542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamalpur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamalpur?65.0% (Census 2011)