# Shahpur Village, Ghoshi, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Ghoshi, Jehanabad 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Ghoshi sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,470 people in 550 households**, the 10th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 3,470people (2011)
- 550households
- 68.9%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Ghoshi sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShahpur
- Community development blockGhoshi
- Census village code260395

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?

- Ghoshi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**11%

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

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**57%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****44%**

**52%

Television ****19%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Ghoshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1080**

**916

Working population ****33.5%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 56.7% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 154 (13%) · **■** Marginal 875 (75%)

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 Ghoshi

- Bharthu3,987 people
- Shaho Bigha3,790 people
- Parawan3,608 people
- Sonwan3,505 people
- Korra3,417 people
- Dhuriari3,315 people
- Ahiasa3,274 people
- Lakhisarai2,641 people

[All 53 villages in Ghoshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ghoshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Jehanabad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?3,470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Jehanabad district (Ghoshi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?68.9% (Census 2011)