Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad # Shakurabad Shakurabad is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,486 people in 518 households, the 13th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 3,486 people (2011) - 518 households - 74.4% literacy - 864 females per 1,000 males ## Shakurabad PIN code and other codes Shakurabad falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Sesamva - Community development block Ratni Faridpur - Census village code 260065 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shakurabad from nearby towns? - Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Jehanabad (district HQ) 15 km by road - Jehanabad (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shakurabad? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Shakurabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sisamma - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Sisamma - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shakurabad known for? The main crops are paddy. About 32% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shakurabad Of every 100 households in Shakurabad in 2011, 81 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shakurabad · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 7% - Toilet within the home 65% 20% - No toilet (open defecation) 35% 79% - Tap water 3% 2% - Drinking water within premises 83% 58% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 30% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 66% 95% - Use banking services 72% 48% - Television 38% 8% - Mobile phone 80% 52% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 11% 34% - Own their home 94% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shakurabad? ■ Shakurabad · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 67.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 927 - Working population 25.2% 32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 37% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 36 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 86 (10%) · ■ Household industry 61 (7%) · ■ Other work 447 (51%) · ■ Marginal 248 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ratni Faridpur - Uchhta 4,082 people - Nehalpur 4,081 people - Kansua 3,838 people - Pandaul 3,829 people - Sarta 3,150 people - Ratni 3,067 people - Kundla 2,769 people - Ganankura 2,451 people All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur ## Quick answers - How far is Shakurabad from Jehanabad? 15 km by road - What is the population of Shakurabad? 3,486 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shakurabad in? Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shakurabad? 74.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/shakurabad/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.