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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NIBHA KUMARI
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- LGD code
- 260452
- Pincode
- 804422
- Post office
- Makhdumpur
- Population
- 502
- Households
- 64
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 133
Census 2011 · in context
How Nirpur compares
By population, Nirpur ranks #97 of 117 villages in Makhdumpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+13.0% vs mandal average
- Nirpur
- 64.9%
- Makhdumpur mandal
- 51.9%
- Jehanabad district
- 55.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
+22 vs mandal average
- Nirpur
- 953
- Makhdumpur mandal
- 931
Household size
people per home
7.8
+1.6 vs mandal average
- Nirpur
- 7.8
- Makhdumpur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nirpur at a glance
Nirpur is a village of 502 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Makhdumpur block, Jehanabad district, Bihar, the 97th-largest of 117 villages in Makhdumpur block. Literacy is 65%, 13 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804422, served by Makhdumpur post office; the LGD village code is 260452. The sarpanch is NIBHA KUMARI, and the village votes in Bakhri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar. The population is estimated at 592 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Punhada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nirpur · this village | 502 | 65% | — |
| Punahda · Makhdumpur | 2,579 | 52% | — |
| Naugarh · Makhdumpur | 2,231 | 50% | — |
| Ikil Khas · Makhdumpur | 1,724 | 69% | — |
| Newari · Makhdumpur | 1,624 | 61% | — |
| Bisunpur Pathra · Makhdumpur | 972 | 62% | — |
| Sukna Bigha · Makhdumpur | 766 | 55% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nirpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAKHDUMPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PUNHADA
- Total area (ha)
- 27
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nirpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nirpur
- LGD code
- 260452
- Pincode
- 804422
- Post office
- Makhdumpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 502
- Population (projected 2026)
- 592
- Households
- 64
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhri
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NIBHA KUMARI
- Block / Mandal
- Makhdumpur
Same pincode
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- KalanaurMakhdumpur mandal5,274 pop
- SuneraMakhdumpur mandal5,142 pop
- KoharaMakhdumpur mandal4,747 pop
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- JamanganjMakhdumpur mandal4,157 pop
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)