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- LGD code
- 233043
- Pincode
- 841421
- Post office
- Sarhwara
- Population
- 2,102
- Households
- 336
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Sex ratio
- 873 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 542
Census 2011 · in context
How Achitpur compares
By population, Achitpur ranks #28 of 63 villages in Ishupur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.4%
−6.2% vs mandal average
- Achitpur
- 47.4%
- Ishupur mandal
- 53.6%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
873
−114 vs mandal average
- Achitpur
- 873
- Ishupur mandal
- 987
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Achitpur
- 6.3
- Ishupur mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Achitpur at a glance
Achitpur is a village of 2,102 people in 336 households (Census 2011) in Ishupur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 28th-largest of 63 villages in Ishupur block. Literacy is 47%, 6 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 873 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841421, served by Sarhwara post office; the LGD village code is 233043. The village votes in Raniganj assembly constituency, represented by MLA Avinash Mangalam. The population is estimated at 2,478 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Isuapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achitpur · this village | 2,102 | 47% | — |
| Isuwapur · Ishupur | 3,939 | 60% | — |
| Sumbha · Ishupur | 2,569 | 57% | — |
| Man Pusauli · Ishupur | 1,607 | 52% | — |
| Shampur · Ishupur | 819 | 50% | — |
| Shiw Diari · Ishupur | 501 | 56% | — |
| Shampur Israuli · Ishupur | 468 | 51% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Achitpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Isuwapur
- Total area (ha)
- 161
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 123.05
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Achitpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Achitpur
- LGD code
- 233043
- Pincode
- 841421
- Post office
- Sarhwara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,102
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,478
- Households
- 336
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 873
- Literacy rate
- 47.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Araria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raniganj
- Member of Parliament
- Pradeep Kumar Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Avinash Mangalam
- Block / Mandal
- Ishupur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)