# Shankarpur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **346 people in 84 households**, the 98th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 346people (2011)
- 84households
- 80.7%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShaifganj
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221542

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?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)37 km by road
- Farbusganj (nearest town)16 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbusganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbusganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbusganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

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, wheat and jute**. Products made here include rice mills and bora,rassi. About 65% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**20%

Television ****26%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**35%

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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**955

Working population ****49.7%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 76.8% for women. 45% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (11%) · **■** Marginal 79 (46%)

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 Forbesganj

- Bhaghal Halia431 people
- Hasanpur Khurd388 people
- Dhanpura375 people
- Bhawanipur374 people
- Pokharia329 people
- Lahsunganj311 people
- Nijkulharia231 people
- Hathwa165 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Araria?37 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?346 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?80.7% (Census 2011)