# Shahnagar Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/shahnagar/ Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj # Shahnagar Shahnagar is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855115**. The 2011 Census counted **2,406 people in 519 households**, the 44th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,406people (2011) - 519households - 47.2%literacy - 855115PIN code ## Shahnagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shahnagar is 855115.** Shahnagar falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855115 - Gram panchayatBhagal - Community development blockKochadhamin - Census village code222895 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahnagar from nearby towns? - Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)27 km by road - Kishanganj (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 Shahnagar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shahnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochadhamin - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Shahnagar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Shahnagar Of every 100 households in Shahnagar in 2011, 13 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shahnagar · ■ Kochadhamin rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **18% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****15%** **21% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****24%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **30% 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 Shahnagar? ■ Shahnagar · ■ Kochadhamin rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.2%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **930 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **962 Working population ****28.7%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.0% for men and 38.4% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (63%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 91 (13%) 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 Kochadhamin - Sehangaon2,536 people - Kathalbari2,520 people - Singhari2,473 people - Singhia Chakandara2,444 people - Sarai2,402 people - Dhanpura2,397 people - Mahiarpur2,340 people - Bhag Baisa2,326 people [All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shahnagar?855115 - How far is Shahnagar from Kishanganj?27 km by road - What is the population of Shahnagar?2,406 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahnagar in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahnagar?47.2% (Census 2011)