# Shankarpur Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/shankarpur/ Village · Bhargama, Araria # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **8,873 people in 1,764 households**, the 9th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 8,873people (2011) - 1,764households - 54.5%literacy - 854318PIN code ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarpur is 854318.** Shankarpur falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854318 - Gram panchayatShankarpur - Community development blockBhargama - Census village code221651 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns? - Bhargama (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)30 km by road - Forbesganj (nearest town)22 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 Shankarpur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhargaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Shankarpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 1,221 hectares of village land is sown, and 898 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 Shankarpur Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Bhargama rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****8%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****18%** **20% Television ****3%** **5% Mobile phone ****52%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****26%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shankarpur? ■ Shankarpur · ■ Bhargama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **940 Working population ****42.3%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 43.8% for women. 49% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 760 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,120 (56%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 83 (2%) · **■** Marginal 787 (21%) 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 - Sirsia Hanumanganj11,198 people - Khajuri9,946 people - Bisaria9,628 people - Bhargaon8,913 people - Simarbani8,177 people - Khutha Baijnath8,038 people - Kusmaul7,946 people - Jainagar7,518 people [All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?854318 - How far is Shankarpur from Araria?30 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?8,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?54.5% (Census 2011)