Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga # Shakarpur Shakarpur is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847104. The 2011 Census counted 3,760 people in 625 households, the 25th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 3,760 people (2011) - 625 households - 55.4% literacy - 847104 PIN code ## Shakarpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shakarpur is 847104. Shakarpur falls in Singhwara sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847104 - Gram panchayat Shakarpur - Community development block Singhwara - Census village code 226796 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shakarpur from nearby towns? - Singhwara (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 33 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town) 33 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shakarpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shakarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Singhwara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Drbhanga - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Laheriasarai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shakarpur known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and maize. About 37% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shakarpur Of every 100 households in Shakarpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shakarpur · ■ Singhwara rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 8% - Toilet within the home 33% 27% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 72% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 64% 44% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91% - Use banking services 25% 37% - Television 3% 7% - Mobile phone 38% 53% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 6% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 44% 29% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shakarpur? ■ Shakarpur · ■ Singhwara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 55.4% 55.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1045 945 - Working population 22.9% 28.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.9% for men and 51.6% for women. 38% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 156 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 254 (29%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 141 (16%) · ■ Marginal 301 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Singhwara - Katka 4,200 people - Madhupur 4,104 people - Mirzapur Jagni 4,000 people - Birdipur 3,766 people - Kora 3,640 people - Asthua 3,623 people - Bhagwatipur 3,603 people - Rampura 3,407 people All 100 villages in Singhwara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shakarpur? 847104 - How far is Shakarpur from Darbhanga? 33 km by road - What is the population of Shakarpur? 3,760 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakarpur in? Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shakarpur? 55.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/shakarpur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.