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About Sarmastpur Village

Sarmastpur is a mid sized village in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,167, made up of 582 males and 585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarmastpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarmastpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Vidyapati Nagar
Pincode 848503
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 1,167
Male Population 582
Female Population 585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarmastpur compares

By the 2011 count Sarmastpur is the 28th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Sarmastpur

Sarmastpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sarmastpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarmastpur from other places

Sarmastpur lies about 31 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Basudeopur Chandail Halt, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sarmastpur
Nearest railway station Basudeopur Chandail Halt 3.0 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Vidyapati Nagar 25 km
District headquarters Samastipur 31 km

Villages closest to Sarmastpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sarmastpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarmastpur village had a population of 1,167. That makes it the 28th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,369 residents.

Sarmastpur village has 582 males and 585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarmastpur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Sarmastpur is 848503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarmastpur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarmastpur falls under Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarmastpur is Basudeopur Chandail Halt, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarmastpur.

Sarmastpur is about 31 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarmastpur is in Vidyapati Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Basudeopur Chandail Halt is about 3.0 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 9.9 km away. Vidyapati Nagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kawai (12 km), Khesraha (18 km) and Sothiawan (19 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sarmastpur today is likely to be higher.

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