Hetampur, Bihar Explained

Hetampur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:25.5033°N 84.412°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bhojpur
Government Type:Democracy
Governing Body:Panchayati Raj, Govt. of Bihar & Govt. of Republic of India
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:193
Population Total:7575
Population As Of:2011 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Literacy Rate:61.12% 73.87% among male and 47.27% among female
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Bhojpuri, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:802158
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:91 53671
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Arrah
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Jagdishpur
Website:http://bhojpur.bih.nic.in/
Iso Code:IN-BR

Hetampur is a large village in Jagdispur tehsil of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.

Population

Hetampur is a large village located in Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district, Bihar with total 1214 families residing. The Hetampur village has population of 7575 of which 3962 are males while 3613 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Hetampur village population of children with age 0–6 is 1314 which makes up 17.35% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Hetampur village is 912 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Hetampur as per census is 874, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Hetampur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Hetampur village was 61.12% compared to 61.80% of Bihar. In Hetampur Male literacy stands at 73.87% while female literacy rate was 47.27%.

The village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Castes

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.26% of total population in Hetampur village. The village Hetampur currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Economy

In Hetampur village out of total population, 3274 were engaged in work activities. 35.86% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.14% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3274 workers engaged in Main Work, 365 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 344 were Agricultural labourer.

Language

Common dialect is Bhojpuri language. Hindi and English are also used.

Villages near Hetampur

Markets

Connectivity

Railways

Nearest railway stations are Banahi, Behea, and Ara which are well connected with major railway stations of North and Eastern Railways.

Roadways

Airways

Nearest Airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Phulwari Sharif, Patna which is nearly 90 km away from Hetampur

Postal Address

Post Office: HETAMPUR, District: Bhojpur, Bihar, Pin Code: 802158 India

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