# Shekhpura Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,590 people in 300 households**, the 75th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,590people (2011)
- 300households
- 56.4%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLaguadashgram
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224909

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?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)75 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?

6 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****25%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**960

Working population ****41.6%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 49.9% for women. 49% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (49%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 283 (43%)

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 Barsoi

- Palasi1,709 people
- Sitalpur1,675 people
- Pual1,653 people
- Baghar1,623 people
- Neamatpur1,581 people
- Malikpur1,578 people
- Mahinagar1,561 people
- Bazidgachh1,502 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Katihar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?1,590 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?56.4% (Census 2011)