# Shahnagar Village, Ramgarh Chowk, Lakhisarai (Bihar)

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Village · Ramgarh Chowk, Lakhisarai 

# Shahnagar

Shahnagar is a village in Ramgarh Chowk sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar, PIN code **811311**. The 2011 Census counted **1,526 people in 228 households**, the 23rd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,526people (2011)
- 228households
- 47.9%literacy
- 811311PIN code

## Shahnagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shahnagar is 811311.** Shahnagar falls in Ramgarh Chowk sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- PIN code811311
- Gram panchayatNandnama
- Community development blockRamgarh Chowk
- Census village code243737

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?

- Ramgarh Chowk (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)11 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)11 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?

8 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 71% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 30 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahnagar · ■ Ramgarh Chowk rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****6%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shahnagar?

■ Shahnagar · ■ Ramgarh Chowk rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**918

Working population ****37.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 36.3% for women. 47% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (7%) · **■** Marginal 133 (23%)

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 Ramgarh Chowk

- Bakiabad1,740 people
- Sondhi1,686 people
- Bartara1,650 people
- Bhamaria1,601 people
- Sawan Kherawan1,481 people
- Ramgarh1,478 people
- Phulaia1,416 people
- Narainpur1,230 people

[All 32 villages in Ramgarh Chowk](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/ramgarh-chowk/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shahnagar?811311
- How far is Shahnagar from Lakhisarai?11 km by road
- What is the population of Shahnagar?1,526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahnagar in?Lakhisarai district (Ramgarh Chowk sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahnagar?47.9% (Census 2011)