# Shaharpharka Village, Sono, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sono/shaharpharka/ Village · Sono, Jamui # Shaharpharka Shaharpharka is a village in Sono sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,074 people in 333 households**, the 25th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%. - 2,074people (2011) - 333households - 61.3%literacy - 875females per 1,000 males ## Shaharpharka PIN code and other codes Shaharpharka falls in Sono sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChurhait, Keshofarka - Community development blockSono - Census village code259307 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shaharpharka from nearby towns? - Sono (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Jamui (district HQ)47 km by road - Jhajha (nearest town)16 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 Shaharpharka? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shaharpharka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Shaharpharka known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Shaharpharka Of every 100 households in Shaharpharka in 2011, 25 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shaharpharka · ■ Sono rural average Electricity for lighting ****25%** **7% Toilet within the home ****6%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****70%** **35% Television ****10%** **5% Mobile phone ****60%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **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 Shaharpharka? ■ Shaharpharka · ■ Sono rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **53.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **972 Working population ****41.5%** **45.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 47.4% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (28%) · **■** Household industry 66 (8%) · **■** Other work 70 (8%) · **■** Marginal 277 (32%) 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 Sono - Tola Sabaijor2,276 people - Tola Itwa2,254 people - Tola Tilbaria2,228 people - Tola Bishunpur2,215 people - Tola Ghutwe2,051 people - Tola Dumro Sukro2,017 people - Tola Sarkanda1,996 people - Tola Bhelsumbhia1,970 people [All 249 villages in Sono](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sono/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shaharpharka from Jamui?47 km by road - What is the population of Shaharpharka?2,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaharpharka in?Jamui district (Sono sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shaharpharka?61.3% (Census 2011)