# Shankarpur Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/shankarpur/ Village · Kursakatta, Araria # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **3,396 people in 696 households**, the 14th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%. - 3,396people (2011) - 696households - 66.5%literacy - 854331PIN code ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shankarpur is 854331.** Shankarpur falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854331 - Gram panchayatShankarpur - Community development blockKursakatta - Census village code221898 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? - Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Araria (district HQ)40 km by road - Forbesganj (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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnea - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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**. About 89% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Kursakatta rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****13%** **16% Television ****8%** **10% Mobile phone ****71%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 · ■ Kursakatta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **56.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **952 Working population ****46.9%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 52% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 239 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 494 (31%) · **■** Other work 90 (6%) · **■** Marginal 770 (48%) 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 Kursakatta - Dhowabari3,721 people - Phasimagrabi and Phasimashraqi3,681 people - Dumaria3,504 people - Pakri3,459 people - Maigara3,376 people - Sundari3,297 people - Lachhmipur3,049 people - Asura Kalan Khola2,965 people [All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?854331 - How far is Shankarpur from Araria?40 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?3,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?66.5% (Census 2011)