Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj
# Shahpur Istamrar

Shahpur Istamrar is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,618 people in 583 households, the 34th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.
- 2,618 people (2011)
- 583 households
- 40.9% literacy
- 988 females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur Istamrar PIN code and other codes

Shahpur Istamrar falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Himmatnagar
- Community development block Kochadhamin
- Census village code 222898

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shahpur Istamrar from nearby towns?
- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ) 20 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shahpur Istamrar?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kochadhamin
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahpur Istamrar known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shahpur Istamrar

Of every 100 households in Shahpur Istamrar in 2011, 11 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur Istamrar · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 18%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 92%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 16% 21%
- Television 2% 4%
- Mobile phone 10% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 63% 30%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shahpur Istamrar?

■ Shahpur Istamrar · ■ Kochadhamin rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 40.9% 59.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1029 962
- Working population 42.2% 29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 27.7% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 43 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 566 (51%) · ■ Household industry 52 (5%) · ■ Other work 42 (4%) · ■ Marginal 402 (36%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kochadhamin
- Kalanagin 2,985 people
- Burhimari 2,972 people
- Sundarbari 2,842 people
- Asura 2,630 people
- Andhasur 2,576 people
- Jhantipari Anarkali 2,572 people
- Masidgarh Pokharkona 2,556 people
- Deramari 2,554 people

All 150 villages in Kochadhamin

## Quick answers
- How far is Shahpur Istamrar from Kishanganj? 20 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur Istamrar? 2,618 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur Istamrar in? Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Istamrar? 40.9% (Census 2011)

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