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

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Village · Belaganj, Gaya 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Belaganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **804403**. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 169 households**, the 55th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 169households
- 69.5%literacy
- 804403PIN code

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankarpur is 804403.** Shankarpur falls in Belaganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code804403
- Gram panchayatBalhari
- Community development blockBelaganj
- Census village code254858

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

## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns?

- Belaganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)28 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)28 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 Shankarpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Belaganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shankarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Belaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**72%

Tap water ****10%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**55%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****48%**

**49%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Belaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**952

Working population ****42.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 317 (60%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (5%) · **■** Marginal 156 (30%)

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

- Gangti1,379 people
- Panda Bigha1,366 people
- Uje1,353 people
- Shekhpura Nehalpur1,338 people
- Kazipur1,214 people
- Churihara Bigha1,208 people
- Raili1,197 people
- Beldar Bigha1,188 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankarpur?804403
- How far is Shankarpur from Gaya?28 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Gaya district (Belaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?69.5% (Census 2011)