# Walipur Sarhanchia, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/walipur-sarhanchia/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Walipur Sarhanchia Walipur Sarhanchia is a village in [Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/) sub-district of [Sitamarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **9,239 people in 1,843 households**, the 10th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 9,239people (2011) - 1,843households - 59.7%literacy - 854females per 1,000 males ## Walipur Sarhanchia PIN code and other codes Walipur Sarhanchia falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatOlipur Sarchanchia - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219546 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Walipur Sarhanchia from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)35 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 Walipur Sarhanchia? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Walipur Sarhanchia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Runisaidpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 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 Walipur Sarhanchia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 492 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Walipur Sarhanchia Of every 100 households in Walipur Sarhanchia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Walipur Sarhanchia · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **9% Toilet within the home ****24%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **79% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **36% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****63%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **34% 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 Walipur Sarhanchia? ■ Walipur Sarhanchia · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.7%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **928 Working population ****30.5%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 51.3% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 691 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,415 (50%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 141 (5%) · **■** Marginal 526 (19%) 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 Runisaidpur - Masumnagar urf Premnagar12,052 people - Athri10,939 people - Pota urf Tajpur Phaksia Bharthi10,810 people - Tikauli9,261 people - Bengahi9,126 people - Balua Kharaua9,104 people - Mahesha Farrukhpur7,975 people - Deona Buzurg7,676 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Walipur Sarhanchia from Sitamarhi?35 km by road - What is the population of Walipur Sarhanchia?9,239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Walipur Sarhanchia in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Walipur Sarhanchia?59.7% (Census 2011)