# Shaikhpura Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhargama, Araria 

# Shaikhpura

Shaikhpura is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,517 people in 1,121 households**, the 18th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 5,517people (2011)
- 1,121households
- 53.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Shaikhpura PIN code and other codes

Shaikhpura falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShaikhpura
- Community development blockBhargama
- Census village code221649

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shaikhpura from nearby towns?

- Bhargama (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)44 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)44 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shaikhpura?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Shaikhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shaikhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 692 hectares of village land is sown, and 607 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shaikhpura

Of every 100 households in Shaikhpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shaikhpura · ■ Bhargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****28%**

**20%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shaikhpura?

■ Shaikhpura · ■ Bhargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**940

Working population ****48.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.6% for men and 42.4% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 384 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,577 (59%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (1%) · **■** Marginal 655 (25%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhargama

- Bhargaon7,400 people
- Sirsia Kalan7,178 people
- Rampuradi5,824 people
- Dhanesri5,799 people
- Chiraiya4,274 people
- Gamharia3,577 people
- Hingua Jot3,446 people
- Harpur Kalan3,406 people

[All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shaikhpura from Araria?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shaikhpura?5,517 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaikhpura in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shaikhpura?53.9% (Census 2011)