# Jamalpur Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Jamalpur

Jamalpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,446 people in 229 households**, the 50th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,446people (2011)
- 229households
- 50.4%literacy
- 810females per 1,000 males

## Jamalpur PIN code and other codes

Jamalpur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKasba Kherhi
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239751

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

## How far is Jamalpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)13 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 Jamalpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jamalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahkund
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Jamalpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Jamalpur

Of every 100 households in Jamalpur in 2011, 20 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamalpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**76%

Tap water ****13%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**92%

Use banking services ****13%**

**50%

Television ****14%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Jamalpur?

■ Jamalpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****810**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**927

Working population ****27.9%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.2% for men and 46.8% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (5%) · **■** Marginal 207 (51%)

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 Shahkund

- Basdeopur1,529 people
- Joakhar1,526 people
- Karanpur1,503 people
- Janipur1,484 people
- Bariarpur1,444 people
- Samastipur1,405 people
- Dohradih1,387 people
- Bagh Chappar1,360 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Jamalpur from Bhagalpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Jamalpur?1,446 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamalpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jamalpur?50.4% (Census 2011)