# Shankarpur Gosaindas Village, Narayanpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Narayanpur, Bhagalpur 

# Shankarpur Gosaindas

Shankarpur Gosaindas is a village in Narayanpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,965 people in 340 households**, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 1,965people (2011)
- 340households
- 20.3%literacy
- 859females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur Gosaindas PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur Gosaindas falls in Narayanpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaikanthpur Dudhaila
- Community development blockNarayanpur
- Census village code238856

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

## How far is Shankarpur Gosaindas from nearby towns?

- Narayanpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)20 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 Gosaindas?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur Gosaindas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Temtha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Gosaindas known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 1,115 hectares of village land is sown, and 880 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 Gosaindas

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur Gosaindas in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur Gosaindas · ■ Narayanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**45%

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

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

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 Gosaindas?

■ Shankarpur Gosaindas · ■ Narayanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.3%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859**

**868

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**933

Working population ****24.7%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 25.9% for men and 13.6% for women. 40% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 380 (78%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 43 (9%)

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 Narayanpur

- Mohanpur9,301 people
- Shahzadpur6,308 people
- Dudhaila5,931 people
- Paharpur2,641 people
- Shahabad1,708 people
- Eusufpur835 people
- Mirzapur775 people
- Gangapur663 people

[All 31 villages in Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/narayanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur Gosaindas from Bhagalpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur Gosaindas?1,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur Gosaindas in?Bhagalpur district (Narayanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur Gosaindas?20.3% (Census 2011)