# Shahpur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813101**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 94 households**, the 95th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 498people (2011)
- 94households
- 59.8%literacy
- 813101PIN code

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shahpur is 813101.** Shahpur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813101
- Gram panchayatBaijudih
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240613

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

## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)27 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)8 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 Shahpur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maulalchak
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumrama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 53% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****36%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333**

**945

Working population ****30.1%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 53.0% for women. 42% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (28%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 100 (67%)

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 Amarpur

- Parnathpur566 people
- Dadpur560 people
- Ramchandrpur547 people
- Jadulkhair524 people
- Aminpur489 people
- Bishunpur Kol467 people
- Uchhagarkita453 people
- Ghogha395 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shahpur?813101
- How far is Shahpur from Banka?27 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?59.8% (Census 2011)