# Shahpur Village, Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/shahpur/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan, Darbhanga # Shahpur Shahpur is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,324 people in 267 households**, the 43rd largest of 71 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 1,324people (2011) - 267households - 56.8%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur PIN code and other codes Shahpur falls in Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChingri Semraha - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan - Census village code227909 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)78 km by road - Rosera (nearest town)31 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 Shahpur? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Satighate - ○Degree college10+ km · Biraul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Shahpur known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and mung**. About 89% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Shahpur Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shahpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **0% Toilet within the home ****9%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **91% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****48%** **29% Television ****0%** **2% Mobile phone ****67%** **51% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **37% Own their home ****100%** **99% 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 Shahpur? ■ Shahpur · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **935 Working population ****48.4%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.7% for men and 37.8% for women. 47% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Farm labourers 251 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 384 (60%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan - Aurahi1,569 people - Kachhua1,444 people - Dharshyam1,373 people - Aber urf Rambari1,335 people - Missi1,279 people - Aber1,230 people - Pando1,154 people - Majhiam1,058 people [All 73 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur from Darbhanga?78 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur?1,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?56.8% (Census 2011)