# Alapur Village, Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ghat-kusumbha/alapur/ Village · Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura # Alapur Alapur is a village in Ghat Kusumbha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,630 people in 253 households**, the 11th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%. - 1,630people (2011) - 253households - 65.4%literacy - 811311PIN code ## Alapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alapur is 811311.** Alapur falls in Ghat Kusumbha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811311 - Gram panchayatPanapur - Community development blockGhat Kusumbha - Census village code243995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alapur from nearby towns? - Ghat Kusumbha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)13 km by road - Sheikhpura (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 Alapur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Alapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisaray - ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisaray - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ghat Kusumbha - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Alapur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Alapur Of every 100 households in Alapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alapur · ■ Ghat Kusumbha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****34%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **81% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **39% Television ****0%** **6% Mobile phone ****76%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **40% 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 Alapur? ■ Alapur · ■ Ghat Kusumbha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **60.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **931 Working population ****25.5%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 54.3% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 88 (21%) · **■** Marginal 130 (31%) 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 Ghat Kusumbha - Panapur1,999 people - Belauni1,867 people - Koila1,813 people - Baoghat1,754 people - Mahamadpur1,553 people - Gadbadia1,394 people - Korawan1,342 people - Oraia1,235 people [All 24 villages in Ghat Kusumbha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/ghat-kusumbha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alapur?811311 - How far is Alapur from Sheikhpura?13 km by road - What is the population of Alapur?1,630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alapur in?Sheikhpura district (Ghat Kusumbha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Alapur?65.4% (Census 2011)