# Shankarpur Arazi Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Shankarpur Arazi

Shankarpur Arazi is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **185 people in 39 households**, the 128th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 185people (2011)
- 39households
- 51.8%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur Arazi PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur Arazi falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSanokhar
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240199

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

## How far is Shankarpur Arazi from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)35 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 Arazi?

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Fatehpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Arazi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 4 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Arazi

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur Arazi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur Arazi · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**31%

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 Arazi?

■ Shankarpur Arazi · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**944

Working population ****38.4%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.0% for men and 49.4% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (32%) · **■** Marginal 35 (49%)

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 Sonhaula

- Lachhamipur Bela203 people
- Jalha Milik195 people
- Bathani190 people
- Jafra185 people
- Baniara Milik171 people
- Banni154 people
- Bishunpur140 people
- Ajalpur Milik137 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur Arazi from Bhagalpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur Arazi?185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur Arazi in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur Arazi?51.8% (Census 2011)