# Shekhpura Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pothia, Kishanganj 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 129 households**, the 102nd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%.

- 646people (2011)
- 129households
- 25.0%literacy
- 855117PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 855117.** Shekhpura falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- PIN code855117
- Gram panchayatSarogora
- Community development blockPothia
- Census village code222594

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?

- Pothia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)55 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)22 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pothia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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, 18 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Pothia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

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

**42%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****16%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Pothia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.0%**

**51.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**958

Working population ****27.7%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.6% for men and 23.3% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (24%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 93 (52%)

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 Pothia

- Mahogarh706 people
- Pothia699 people
- Pakamolna695 people
- Bagalbari Milik Arazi681 people
- Khatia Pichhla640 people
- Charkhakati634 people
- Birpur633 people
- Halda606 people

[All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?855117
- How far is Shekhpura from Kishanganj?55 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?25.0% (Census 2011)