# Shahpur Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **220 people in 32 households**, the 48th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 220people (2011)
- 32households
- 41.8%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGehlaur
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255134

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?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)38 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)38 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Parsa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 14% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**29%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**35%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****54%**

**39%

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 · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1174**

**957

Working population ****49.1%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.0% for men and 29.2% for women. 48% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (10%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 56 (52%)

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 Muhra

- Shahzadpur418 people
- Mad Bigha326 people
- Gendupur253 people
- Mahuari237 people
- Kasiadih190 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Gaya?38 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?220 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?41.8% (Census 2011)