# Shekhpatti Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Shekhpatti

Shekhpatti is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 234 households**, the 63rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 234households
- 39.3%literacy
- 847306PIN code

## Shekhpatti PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpatti is 847306.** Shekhpatti falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847306
- Gram panchayatShekhpurdani
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226879

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

## How far is Shekhpatti from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)19 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)19 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 Shekhpatti?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Saraia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Darbhanga
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bataul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 12 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 Shekhpatti known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Shekhpatti

Of every 100 households in Shekhpatti in 2011, 26 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpatti · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****17%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**32%

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 Shekhpatti?

■ Shekhpatti · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.3%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**929

Working population ****34.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.4% for men and 37.1% for women. 62% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 85 (20%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (14%) · **■** Marginal 272 (65%)

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 Keotiranway

- Behta1,372 people
- Chak Bhawani1,341 people
- Kaharia1,266 people
- Maheshajan1,243 people
- Birkhauli1,196 people
- Chakka1,163 people
- Hanuman Nagar1,149 people
- Dhuria Daharia1,125 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpatti?847306
- How far is Shekhpatti from Darbhanga?19 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpatti?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpatti in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpatti?39.3% (Census 2011)