# Shankarpur Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/shankarpur-221559/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **1,646 people in 284 households**, the 67th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 1,646people (2011) - 284households - 39.9%literacy - 854318PIN code ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarpur is 854318.** Shankarpur falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854318 - Gram panchayatAurahi Paschami - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221559 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)14 km by road - Araria (district HQ)17 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)14 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? 10 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 maize**. About 88% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 9 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **12% Toilet within the home ****9%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****17%** **20% Television ****13%** **8% Mobile phone ****29%** **37% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **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+) ****39.9%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **955 Working population ****44.5%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.2% for men and 29.3% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 260 (36%) 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 - Bhagparwaha1,830 people - Baijnathpur1,718 people - Ramganj1,696 people - Sirsia1,667 people - Barantpur1,640 people - Dak1,537 people - Hanskosa1,529 people - Ahmadpur1,475 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?854318 - How far is Shankarpur from Araria?17 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?1,646 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?39.9% (Census 2011)