# Shahopur Village, Kurtha, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kurtha, Arwal 

# Shahopur

Shahopur is a village in Kurtha sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 188 households**, the 39th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,074people (2011)
- 188households
- 78.7%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Shahopur PIN code and other codes

Shahopur falls in Kurtha sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAhamadpur Harna
- Community development blockKurtha
- Census village code260910

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

## How far is Shahopur from nearby towns?

- Kurtha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)40 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 Shahopur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shahopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Darheta
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shahopur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 180 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 Shahopur

Of every 100 households in Shahopur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahopur · ■ Kurtha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**52%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shahopur?

■ Shahopur · ■ Kurtha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****787**

**918

Working population ****42.7%**

**30.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 69.4% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 108 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (11%) · **■** Other work 60 (13%) · **■** Marginal 241 (53%)

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 Kurtha

- Narhi1,156 people
- Manikpur1,155 people
- Musarhi1,144 people
- Makhdumpur1,100 people
- Salehpur1,054 people
- Jagdispur971 people
- Darheta964 people
- Koni944 people

[All 72 villages in Kurtha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kurtha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahopur from Arwal?40 km by road
- What is the population of Shahopur?1,074 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahopur in?Arwal district (Kurtha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahopur?78.7% (Census 2011)