Bihpur is a block in Bhagalpur district of Bihar, India. It is one of sixteen blocks under Bhagalpur district.[1] According to Census 2011, the sub-district code of Bihpur Block (CD) is 01330.It lies in the Anga Region of Bihar.
Total area of Bihpur block is 149 km². Bihpur subdivision has a population of 1,23,386 peoples. Bihpur has a population density of 826 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 23,503 houses in the sub-district.[2] 0% of total population of Bihpur Block lives in Urban areas while 100% lives in Rural areas.
| Religion | Total | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 100,523 | (81.66%) | 53,129 | 46,394 | |
| Muslim | 22,420 | (17.98%) | 12,309 | 11,111 | |
| Christian | 65 | (0.05%) | 31 | 34 | |
| Sikh | 15 | (0.01%) | 5 | 10 | |
| Buddhist | 5 | (0%) | 4 | 1 | |
| Jain | 5 | (0%) | 2 | 3 | |
| Other Religion | 1 | (0%) | 1 | 0 | |
| No Religion Specified | 352 | (0.29%) | 183 | 169 | |
Average literacy rate of Bihpur Block in 2011 were 60.26% in which, male and female literacy were 67.19% and 52.21% respectively. Total literate in Bihpur Block were 60,944 of which male and female were 36,506 and 24,438 respectively.
Angika is the regional language in Bihpur Block. Hindi is the official language in the block and Urdu is the additional official language .[3] [4]
According to Bihpur Gram Panchayati System, Bihpur is divided into 16 Gram Panchayats and 64 villages.
1.Ahuti
2.Amarpur
3.Babhangama
4.Baiswara
5.Bhagwatipur
6.Bihpur
7.Bikrampur
8.Bishunpur Gopal
9.Bishunpur Milik
10.Bishunpur Ramsahai
11.Dayalpur
12.Dharampur Ratti
13.Fatmachak
14.Garaia
15.Gauripur
16.Goari
17.Gobindpur Gobind
18.Hario
19.Hario Milik
20.Jairampur Nankar
21.Jairampur (Lathipur)
22.Jamalpur
23.Jamaluddinpur
24.Kaharpur
25.Kishunpur Banwari
26.Marwa
27.Mirma Chak
28.Muzaffarpur Sadik Milik
29.Nagarpara Arazi Milik
30.Narkatia
31.Peari Chak
32.Shah Chak
33.Bhramarpur
34.Sonbarsa
35.Tarbana
36.Tekwazpur
37.Thandapur
38.Tulsipur
39.Maheshpur