# Naknupa Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Naknupa

Naknupa is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,241 people in 374 households**, the 14th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 2,241people (2011)
- 374households
- 63.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Naknupa PIN code and other codes

Naknupa falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBar
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256313

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

## How far is Naknupa from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)8 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 Naknupa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Naknupa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Naknupa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Naknupa

Of every 100 households in Naknupa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Naknupa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**35%

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 Naknupa?

■ Naknupa · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1090**

**997

Working population ****50.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 54.9% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (33%) · **■** Household industry 71 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (3%) · **■** Marginal 583 (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 Sherghati

- Mohabbatpur2,551 people
- Banian Baraun2,457 people
- Bela2,427 people
- Sirampur2,411 people
- Kamat2,196 people
- Ghaghar2,182 people
- Dhob2,104 people
- Dhab Chiraya2,084 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Naknupa from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Naknupa?2,241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naknupa in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Naknupa?63.2% (Census 2011)