# Meghpur Village, Sursand, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sursand, Sitamarhi 

# Meghpur

Meghpur is a village in Sursand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843331**. The 2011 Census counted **4,559 people in 1,026 households**, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 4,559people (2011)
- 1,026households
- 59.3%literacy
- 843331PIN code

## Meghpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meghpur is 843331.** Meghpur falls in Sursand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code843331
- Gram panchayatShrikhandi Bhitta East
- Community development blockSursand
- Census village code219247

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

## How far is Meghpur from nearby towns?

- Sursand (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)40 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 Meghpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Meghpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darha Bari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sursand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Meghpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Meghpur

Of every 100 households in Meghpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Meghpur · ■ Sursand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**30%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****22%**

**28%

Television ****1%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Meghpur?

■ Meghpur · ■ Sursand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**927

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 52.2% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 225 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (28%) · **■** Household industry 54 (4%) · **■** Other work 410 (29%) · **■** Marginal 338 (24%)

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 Sursand

- Darha Bari6,099 people
- Birrakh5,843 people
- Malahi5,248 people
- Bakhari4,574 people
- Banauli4,449 people
- Koriahi urf Kalyanpatti4,263 people
- Baghari4,000 people
- Harari Dularpur3,818 people

[All 53 villages in Sursand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sursand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meghpur?843331
- How far is Meghpur from Sitamarhi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Meghpur?4,559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meghpur in?Sitamarhi district (Sursand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Meghpur?59.3% (Census 2011)
