# Shekhpura Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code **804428**. The 2011 Census counted **1,234 people in 226 households**, the 47th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,234people (2011)
- 226households
- 74.3%literacy
- 804428PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 804428.** Shekhpura falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- PIN code804428
- Gram panchayatShahar Telpa
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260766

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)12 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)12 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 Shekhpura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Injor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**21%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**71%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****30%**

**50%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**28%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**930

Working population ****45.9%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 53% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 199 (35%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 217 (38%)

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 Karpi

- Angari1,419 people
- Bazidpur Karwa1,304 people
- Bara Nathu1,298 people
- Purainia Ruknuddin1,261 people
- Baghra1,192 people
- Bara1,160 people
- Mahpur Bara1,138 people
- Pakri1,130 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?804428
- How far is Shekhpura from Arwal?12 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?1,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?74.3% (Census 2011)