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Rustampur

Barhara mandal
Pincode 854203
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MUKESH SINGH
Contact: 90****6100
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LGD code
223094
Pincode
854203
Post office
Barhara Kothi
Population
1,384
Households
303
Literacy rate
40%
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000♂
Workers
461
Distance to district centre
144 km
Distance to mandal centre
157 km
Distance to Patna
281 km
Distance to Kolkata
275 km
Nearest railway station
Rajmahal · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Udhwa Nursing Home · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Rustampur compares

By population, Rustampur ranks #33 of 63 villages in Barhara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.0%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Rustampur
40.0%
Barhara mandal
44.2%
Purnia district
40.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−29 vs mandal average
Rustampur
883
Barhara mandal
912
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
Rustampur
4.6
Barhara mandal
5.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Rustampur at a glance

Rustampur is a village of 1,384 people in 303 households (Census 2011) in Barhara block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 33rd-largest of 63 villages in Barhara block. Literacy is 40%, 4 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 883 women per 1,000 men. It lies 144 km from the Purnia district centre, 0 km from Rustampur, the nearest town, 6 km from Rajmahal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854203, served by Barhara Kothi post office; the LGD village code is 223094. The nearest hospital or health centre is Udhwa Nursing Home, 4 km away. The sarpanch is MUKESH SINGH, and the village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 1,632 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rustampur

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Rustampur · this village1,38440%
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Rustampur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
5
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
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BANMANKHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Rustampur
Total area (ha)
111
Irrigated area (ha)
44.4
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Rustampur

LGD code
223094
Pincode
854203
Post office
Barhara Kothi
Population (Census 2011)
1,384
Population (projected 2026)
1,632
Households
303
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
883
Literacy rate
40.0%
Coordinates
25.00448°N, 87.85957°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khagaria
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Simri Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Verma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Kumar Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
MUKESH SINGH
Block / Mandal
Barhara
Getting there

How to reach Rustampur

Mandal centre
Barhara · ≈ 157 km
≈ 5 h 23 min by car · 6 h 23 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purnia · ≈ 144 km
≈ 4 h 57 min by car · 5 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,211 people
Rustampur · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna281 kmcapital
  • Kolkata275 km
  • Delhi1130 km
  • Hyderabad1288 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRajmahal6 km
  • Hospital / PHCUdhwa Nursing Home4 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil25 km
  • CollegeD.N.C. College46 km
  • Police stationKaliachak Police Station22 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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