# Shankarpur Village, Nathnagar, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nathnagar, Bhagalpur 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Nathnagar sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,858 people in 268 households**, the 30th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.8%.

- 1,858people (2011)
- 268households
- 40.1%literacy
- 800females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Nathnagar sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKajraili
- Community development blockNathnagar
- Census village code239574

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

## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns?

- Nathnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)17 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 1,723 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Nathnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

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

**26%

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

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**38%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****21%**

**41%

Television ****1%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Nathnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.1%**

**60.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****800**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926**

**938

Working population ****32.0%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 29.2% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 238 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (23%) · **■** Household industry 56 (9%) · **■** Other work 46 (8%) · **■** Marginal 117 (20%)

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 Nathnagar

- Gobindpur2,047 people
- Kajraili1,984 people
- Ganga Parsad1,966 people
- Guddi1,958 people
- Biharipur1,836 people
- Rasidpur1,727 people
- Bishunrampur1,668 people
- Darabpur1,663 people

[All 152 villages in Nathnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/nathnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Bhagalpur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?1,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Bhagalpur district (Nathnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?40.1% (Census 2011)