# Shahpur Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,794 people in 648 households**, the 16th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 3,794people (2011)
- 648households
- 50.1%literacy
- 1,018females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHimmatnagar
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222897

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?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)16 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 25 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**18%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**21%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**962

Working population ****29.4%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 43.0% for women. 46% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 540 (48%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (7%) · **■** Marginal 236 (21%)

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

- Kairbirpur4,211 people
- Chunamari3,884 people
- Balia3,874 people
- Dogharia3,864 people
- Purandaha3,761 people
- Danti3,710 people
- Majkuri3,675 people
- Kamalpur3,615 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Kishanganj?16 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?3,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?50.1% (Census 2011)