# Keshopur Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Keshopur

Keshopur is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 95 households**, the 96th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 471people (2011)
- 95households
- 71.1%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Keshopur PIN code and other codes

Keshopur falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRamchua
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240380

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

## How far is Keshopur from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)16 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 Keshopur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Keshopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kurmadih
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Keshopur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 84% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Keshopur

Of every 100 households in Keshopur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshopur · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****88%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Keshopur?

■ Keshopur · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913**

**918

Working population ****45.6%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 205 (95%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Pakar551 people
- Patwara513 people
- Chandarpur497 people
- Bato493 people
- Pachrukhi464 people
- Orkita462 people
- Teldiha454 people
- Bhattachak421 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Keshopur from Banka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Keshopur?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshopur in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Keshopur?71.1% (Census 2011)
