# Alapur Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Alapur

Alapur is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **933 people in 161 households**, the 103rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 933people (2011)
- 161households
- 64.8%literacy
- 1,028females per 1,000 males

## Alapur PIN code and other codes

Alapur falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHathigai
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231457

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?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)11 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)11 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?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Alapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alapur · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**77%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**70%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****42%**

**67%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**12%

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 Alapur?

■ Alapur · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**963

Working population ****22.7%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 52.3% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (37%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 99 (47%)

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 Barharia

- Kanhauli989 people
- Mahmudpur979 people
- Babu Hata941 people
- Sahba Chak941 people
- Jagatpur913 people
- Ahirni892 people
- Mansahata874 people
- Lachhmi Chak869 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Alapur from Siwan?11 km by road
- What is the population of Alapur?933 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alapur in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Alapur?64.8% (Census 2011)