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

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,654 people in 291 households**, the 41st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,654people (2011)
- 291households
- 68.0%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDariyapur
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239878

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

## How far is Shekhpur from nearby towns?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)16 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 Shekhpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn 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
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Shekhpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 4 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****35%**

**50%

Television ****8%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shekhpur?

■ Shekhpur · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**927

Working population ****38.5%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 61.5% for women. 46% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 108 (17%) · **■** Other work 86 (14%) · **■** Marginal 419 (66%)

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

- Rampurdih1,712 people
- Saidpur1,696 people
- Chandpur1,671 people
- Manik Pur Buzurg1,661 people
- Pachrukhi1,653 people
- Tetaria1,605 people
- Jagarnathpur1,590 people
- Jhiktia1,567 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpur from Bhagalpur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpur?1,654 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?68.0% (Census 2011)