Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga # Shekhpura urf Dagarwara Shekhpura urf Dagarwara is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847306. The 2011 Census counted 3,887 people in 774 households, the 23rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 3,887 people (2011) - 774 households - 38.8% literacy - 847306 PIN code ## Shekhpura urf Dagarwara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shekhpura urf Dagarwara is 847306. Shekhpura urf Dagarwara falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847306 - Gram panchayat Shekhpurdani - Community development block Keotiranway - Census village code 226895 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shekhpura urf Dagarwara from nearby towns? - Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 20 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shekhpura urf Dagarwara? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura urf Dagarwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Raiaam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bataul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shekhpura urf Dagarwara known for? The main crops are paddy. About 61% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura urf Dagarwara Of every 100 households in Shekhpura urf Dagarwara in 2011, 8 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shekhpura urf Dagarwara · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 21% - Toilet within the home 17% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 82% 71% - Tap water 12% 2% - Drinking water within premises 21% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91% - Use banking services 26% 34% - Television 3% 8% - Mobile phone 63% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 4% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 25% 32% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shekhpura urf Dagarwara? ■ Shekhpura urf Dagarwara · ■ Keotiranway rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 38.8% 54.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 914 905 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 767 929 - Working population 23.9% 28.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 46.7% for men and 30.4% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 244 (26%) · ■ Farm labourers 270 (29%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 157 (17%) · ■ Marginal 254 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway - Mahamadpur 4,290 people - Nonaura 4,155 people - Ladari 4,100 people - Radha 3,906 people - Raiam 3,879 people - Kheraj Mardan Singh 3,847 people - Pacharhi 3,652 people - Kothli Majhiama 3,499 people All 110 villages in Keotiranway ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhpura urf Dagarwara? 847306 - How far is Shekhpura urf Dagarwara from Darbhanga? 20 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura urf Dagarwara? 3,887 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura urf Dagarwara in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura urf Dagarwara? 38.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/shekhpura-urf-dagarwara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.