# Shahpur Village, Manihari, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Manihari, Katihar 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Manihari sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,676 people in 327 households**, the 27th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%.

- 1,676people (2011)
- 327households
- 51.7%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Manihari sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhuriahi
- Community development blockManihari
- Census village code225728

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?

- Manihari (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Manihari (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Manihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**27%

Television ****3%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Manihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.7%**

**51.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**945

Working population ****24.0%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.2% for men and 42.7% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 128 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (58%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%)

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 Manihari

- Bahadurpur2,457 people
- Sowa1,965 people
- Maheshpur1,838 people
- Googachhi1,807 people
- Mahespur1,229 people
- Baghar Bil1,013 people
- Teghra Gopalpur858 people
- Baijnathpur738 people

[All 62 villages in Manihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/manihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?1,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Katihar district (Manihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?51.7% (Census 2011)
