Village · Pirpainti, Bhagalpur
# Shahabad

Shahabad is a village in Pirpainti sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,583 people in 287 households, the 43rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 1,583 people (2011)
- 287 households
- 77.1% literacy
- 824 females per 1,000 males

## Shahabad PIN code and other codes

Shahabad falls in Pirpainti sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Salempur
- Community development block Pirpainti
- Census village code 239015

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shahabad from nearby towns?
- Pirpainti (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 61 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shahabad?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Shahabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Colgong
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Colgong
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahabad known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shahabad

Of every 100 households in Shahabad in 2011, 45 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahabad · ■ Pirpainti rural average
- Electricity for lighting 45% 14%
- Toilet within the home 66% 19%
- No toilet (open defecation) 34% 80%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 58% 91%
- Use banking services 59% 33%
- Television 44% 15%
- Mobile phone 54% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 9% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 32%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shahabad?

■ Shahabad · ■ Pirpainti rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 824 871
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 843 945
- Working population 22.3% 35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 37% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 13 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 32 (9%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 31 (9%) · ■ Marginal 275 (78%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pirpainti
- Gokhul Mathura 1,886 people
- Sidhari 1,799 people
- Ammapali 1,612 people
- Meharpur 1,597 people
- Mirzagaon 1,565 people
- Badluganj 1,510 people
- Lachhmipur 1,477 people
- Majrohi 1,427 people

All 114 villages in Pirpainti

## Quick answers
- How far is Shahabad from Bhagalpur? 61 km by road
- What is the population of Shahabad? 1,583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahabad in? Bhagalpur district (Pirpainti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahabad? 77.1% (Census 2011)

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