# Shahpur Village, Chhorahi, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/shahpur/ Village · Chhorahi, Begusarai # Shahpur Shahpur is a village in Chhorahi sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,923 people in 738 households**, the 12th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%. - 3,923people (2011) - 738households - 66.2%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur PIN code and other codes Shahpur falls in Chhorahi sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShahpur - Community development blockChhorahi - Census village code237467 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? - Chhorahi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Begusarai (district HQ)50 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)5 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? 24 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rosera - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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**. About 68% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shahpur · ■ Chhorahi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****22%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****55%** **37% Television ****3%** **3% Mobile phone ****60%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **29% 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 Shahpur? ■ Shahpur · ■ Chhorahi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%** **63.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **943 Working population ****33.4%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 55.3% for women. 44% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (12%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 135 (10%) · **■** Marginal 893 (68%) 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 Chhorahi - Pansalla5,993 people - Jana5,275 people - Sahuri4,239 people - Rampur4,236 people - Dumri3,753 people - Lakhan Patti3,191 people - Seampur2,925 people - Matihani2,634 people [All 59 villages in Chhorahi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/chhorahi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur from Begusarai?50 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur?3,923 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur in?Begusarai district (Chhorahi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?66.2% (Census 2011)