Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Esmailpur Esmailpur is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,876 people in 327 households, the 16th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 1,876 people (2011) - 327 households - 58.5% literacy - 1,017 females per 1,000 males ## Esmailpur PIN code and other codes Esmailpur falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Maldha - Community development block Barbigha - Census village code 243866 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Esmailpur from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ) 8 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Esmailpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Esmailpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Neemee - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Esmailpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 94% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Esmailpur Of every 100 households in Esmailpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Esmailpur · ■ Barbigha rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 14% - Toilet within the home 19% 34% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 64% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 38% 46% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 95% - Use banking services 34% 45% - Television 16% 15% - Mobile phone 26% 57% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 3% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 52% 28% - 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 Esmailpur? ■ Esmailpur · ■ Barbigha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 58.5% 66.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 943 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1096 962 - Working population 40.2% 35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.0% for men and 49.1% for women. 48% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 121 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 310 (41%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (7%) · ■ Marginal 268 (36%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barbigha - Kutaut 2,166 people - Pank 2,008 people - Kabirpura 1,943 people - Dih Nazimat 1,937 people - Mirzapur 1,841 people - Musapur 1,659 people - Milki Chak 1,647 people - Jagdishpur 1,627 people All 63 villages in Barbigha ## Other places named Esmailpur - Esmailpur · Village, Biswan, Sitapur · 1,075 people ## Quick answers - How far is Esmailpur from Sheikhpura? 8 km by road - What is the population of Esmailpur? 1,876 (Census 2011) - Which district is Esmailpur in? Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Esmailpur? 58.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/esmailpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.