Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur # Baijnathpur Baijnathpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 622 people in 119 households, the 77th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%. - 622 people (2011) - 119 households - 53.9% literacy - 896 females per 1,000 males ## Baijnathpur PIN code and other codes Baijnathpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dariyapur - Community development block Shahkund - Census village code 239880 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Baijnathpur from nearby towns? - Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ) 22 km by road - Bhagalpur (nearest town) 22 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Baijnathpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Baijnathpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ 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 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 2 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Baijnathpur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Baijnathpur Of every 100 households in Baijnathpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Baijnathpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 19% - Toilet within the home 13% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 76% - Tap water 0% 6% - Drinking water within premises 21% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 92% - Use banking services 82% 50% - Television 6% 12% - Mobile phone 38% 52% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 40% 29% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Baijnathpur? ■ Baijnathpur · ■ Shahkund rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 53.9% 62.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 896 880 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 927 - Working population 34.2% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.8% for men and 39.1% for women. 45% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 28 (13%) · ■ Other work 25 (12%) · ■ Marginal 160 (75%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund - Sarokh 673 people - Asrafpur 658 people - Balia 658 people - Neamatpur 631 people - Manikpur Khurd 607 people - Paharpur 596 people - Parmanpur 567 people - Dumra 542 people All 170 villages in Shahkund ## Quick answers - How far is Baijnathpur from Bhagalpur? 22 km by road - What is the population of Baijnathpur? 622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Baijnathpur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Baijnathpur? 53.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/baijnathpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.