# Shankar Bigha Village, Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad (Bihar)

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Village · Ratni Faridpur, Jehanabad 

# Shankar Bigha

Shankar Bigha is a village in Ratni Faridpur sub-district of Jehanabad district, Bihar, PIN code **804425**. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 53 households**, the 77th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 396people (2011)
- 53households
- 71.3%literacy
- 804425PIN code

## Shankar Bigha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shankar Bigha is 804425.** Shankar Bigha falls in Ratni Faridpur sub-district, Jehanabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code804425
- Gram panchayatPandaul
- Community development blockRatni Faridpur
- Census village code260095

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

## How far is Shankar Bigha from nearby towns?

- Ratni Faridpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Jehanabad (district HQ)27 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)27 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 Shankar Bigha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Darheta
- ○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
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shankar Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 19 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Shankar Bigha

Of every 100 households in Shankar Bigha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankar Bigha · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**58%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****50%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**34%

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 Shankar Bigha?

■ Shankar Bigha · ■ Ratni Faridpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**67.1%

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

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**927

Working population ****50.5%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 52.7% for women. 46% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (58%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 67 (34%)

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 Ratni Faridpur

- Pandit Bigha432 people
- Galimapur412 people
- Mahadpura406 people
- Muhti Chak406 people
- Bhagwanpur375 people
- Nurchak364 people
- Nirpur Ratni362 people
- Ishaq Chak356 people

[All 97 villages in Ratni Faridpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jehanabad/ratni-faridpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shankar Bigha?804425
- How far is Shankar Bigha from Jehanabad?27 km by road
- What is the population of Shankar Bigha?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankar Bigha in?Jehanabad district (Ratni Faridpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankar Bigha?71.3% (Census 2011)