# Shekhpura Village, Modanganj, Jehanabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Modanganj, Jehanabad 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Modanganj sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 74 households**, the 39th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 683people (2011)
- 74households
- 76.6%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Modanganj sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatVishunpur Okari
- Community development blockModanganj
- Census village code260352

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Modanganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)21 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)21 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 Shekhpura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Okari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jehanabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Modanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**75%

Tap water ****4%**

**1%

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

**46%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**48%

Television ****26%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Modanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**909

Working population ****22.7%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 66.5% for women. 42% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (76%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 35 (23%)

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 Modanganj

- Anatpur797 people
- Chhotki Akauna775 people
- Dayalpur718 people
- Barchhi Bigha701 people
- Kishrampur662 people
- Ghazipur647 people
- Pewta639 people
- Kauria631 people

[All 55 villages in Modanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/modanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Jehanabad?21 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Jehanabad district (Modanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?76.6% (Census 2011)