# Shahpur Village, Balia, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balia, Begusarai 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Balia sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,229 people in 467 households**, the 20th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,229people (2011)
- 467households
- 62.6%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Balia sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShahpur
- Community development blockBalia
- Census village code238422

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?

- Balia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Balia (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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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**. About 93% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Balia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**69%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**57%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**39%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**26%

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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Balia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**912

Working population ****31.9%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 50.8% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 320 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (13%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 269 (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 Balia

- Fatehpur3,137 people
- Masudanpur2,795 people
- Tajpur2,383 people
- Bala Chak2,320 people
- Kamalpur2,060 people
- Danauli2,002 people
- Kasipur1,626 people
- Rasidpur1,529 people

[All 107 villages in Balia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/balia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Begusarai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?2,229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Begusarai district (Balia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?62.6% (Census 2011)