# Shankarpur Village, Obra, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Obra, Aurangabad 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Obra sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824121**. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 332 households**, the 35th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.0%.

- 1,896people (2011)
- 332households
- 65.6%literacy
- 824121PIN code

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankarpur is 824121.** Shankarpur falls in Obra sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824121
- Gram panchayatSarsauli
- Community development blockObra
- Census village code253264

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?

- Obra (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)13 km by road
- Aurangabad (nearest town)13 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?

12 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 · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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 · Aurangabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 88% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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, 7 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Obra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**76%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****44%**

**48%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****53%**

**25%

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 · ■ Obra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**72.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**935

Working population ****27.8%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 52.3% for women. 42% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (5%) · **■** Marginal 383 (73%)

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 Obra

- Dhanawan2,117 people
- Tendua Harkes1,990 people
- Mahuawan1,979 people
- Dihri1,962 people
- Ratwar1,871 people
- Labadna1,863 people
- Sadikpur1,830 people
- Gira1,808 people

[All 151 villages in Obra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/obra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?824121
- How far is Shankarpur from Aurangabad?13 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?1,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Aurangabad district (Obra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?65.6% (Census 2011)
