# Shahpur Village, Belaganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Belaganj, Gaya 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Belaganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **688 people in 122 households**, the 91st largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 688people (2011)
- 122households
- 65.1%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Belaganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhalua 2
- Community development blockBelaganj
- Census village code254903

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?

- Belaganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)18 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 **paddy**. About 95% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 1 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Belaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**55%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**49%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Belaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**952

Working population ****24.7%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 57.2% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (29%) · **■** Marginal 67 (39%)

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 Belaganj

- Salempur792 people
- Gaharpur749 people
- Kabirpur698 people
- Nandu Bigha694 people
- Salehpur683 people
- Shahmohammadpur663 people
- Fatehpur659 people
- Murgawan642 people

[All 118 villages in Belaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/belaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?688 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Gaya district (Belaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?65.1% (Census 2011)