# Shankarpur Village, Baikunthpur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baikunthpur, Gopalganj 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Baikunthpur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,503 people in 433 households**, the 27th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 2,503people (2011)
- 433households
- 44.2%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Baikunthpur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirsa Manpur
- Community development blockBaikunthpur
- Census village code231230

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?

- Baikunthpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)47 km by road
- Barauli (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikhunthpura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 90% of the 298 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**67%

Television ****4%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Baikunthpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.2%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**951

Working population ****24.2%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.7% for men and 33.3% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (8%) · **■** Household industry 31 (5%) · **■** Other work 92 (15%) · **■** Marginal 219 (36%)

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 Baikunthpur

- Mahua3,207 people
- Pipra2,591 people
- Basaha2,588 people
- Bhagwanpur2,569 people
- Baikunthpur2,486 people
- Chiuntaha2,457 people
- Khaira Asha2,427 people
- Maharani Pandohi2,366 people

[All 121 villages in Baikunthpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/baikunthpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Gopalganj?47 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?2,503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Gopalganj district (Baikunthpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?44.2% (Census 2011)