Bihar AIM for Seva San Francisco Bay Area’s Commitment to Bihar Sumitra Surma AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys Vivekanandapuram, Maur Village, Barbhiga Taluk, Sheikhpura District - 811 101 Bihar Sheikhpura District Know Barbigha Maur is a small hamlet in Barbigha taluk. Barbigha is a Literacy Rate nagar panchayat city in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. It 100 is located 17 km in the west from the district head quarter, Sheikhpura and 103.2 km from the state capital, Patna. 81.27% 80 Belaw (2 km), Pank (3 km), Jagdish Pur (3 km), Pinjhri 73.63% (7 km), Maldah (7 km) are the nearby villages to Barbigha. 65.12% 60 Barbigha is surrounded by Asthawan taluk in the west, Sarmera taluk and Bind taluk in the north and Sheikhopur 40 Sarai taluk in the south. Barbigha, Sheikhpura, Bihar Sharif, Warisaliganj are the 20 nearby cities to Barbigha. Total population - 46,075 Children between the age group of 0-6 years – 7,614 Average Sex Ratio of Barbhiga – 900 Literacy Male Female Know Sheikhpura Number of villages in Sheikhpura District : 91 Total population of Sheikhpura District : 636,342 Male population of Sheikhpura District : 329,743 Female population of Sheikhpura District : 306,599 The average literacy rate is 65.96% Your Impact Ajay Kumar, a 10-year-old boy who hails from Tilakpur recounts the hardships he faced back home. While his father works in a field, his mother stays at home and looks after the children. Ajay’s parents found it difficult to provide a stable and healthy environment for their children. They decided to send, Ajay, the eldest to AIM for Seva’s hostel in Sheikhpura. “I want to use this opportunity to become successful in life. I would like to become a doctor and help people in my village.” Attending Vikas International Public School, Srikrishna Nagar in Maur, Ajay’s favourite subject is mathematics. He says, “AIM For Seva changed my life in many ways; I have learnt about cleanliness and the co-ordinators are guiding me in the right directions. Every morning, we pray to God and do yoga before school. It has changed my personality and approach to life”. Sumitra Surma AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel for Boys Inaugurated: 2015 Number of Students: 26 Educational Institutions AIM for Seva’s Boys Attend Classes 1 to 8 School Divine Light Public School, Barbigha St. Mary’s English School, Maur Vikas International Public School, Maur Gyan Niketan Public School, Barbhiga Smt. Ram Ruchi Devi Middle School, Maur Our Reach Meet Our Boys Villages of Our Students Scheduled Caste Birupur Bharko General 20% Tilakpur Utarthu Backward Caste Dhadhaur Dharampur 61% 19% Budhighat Munger Ghauspur Panchrukhi Kalarampur Dariyachak Bijaynagar Colours of a Happy Hostel! POSTCARD Dear Team San Francisco Bay Area, Thank you for making a difference! To Boys from Sumitra Surma AIM for Seva AIM for Seva Free Student Hostel San Francisco Bay Area Maur USA Sheikhpura Bihar.