Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura
# Shahidpur

Shahidpur is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code 852219. The 2011 Census counted 10,766 people in 2,431 households, the 4th largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%.
- 10,766 people (2011)
- 2,431 households
- 43.5% literacy
- 852219 PIN code

## Shahidpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shahidpur is 852219. Shahidpur falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.
- PIN code 852219
- Gram panchayat Sahjadpur
- Community development block Kishanganj
- Census village code 226095

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

## How far is Shahidpur from nearby towns?
- Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town) 42 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Shahidpur?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Shahidpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahidpur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 1,311 hectares of village land is sown, and 850 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shahidpur

Of every 100 households in Shahidpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahidpur · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 3% 7%
- Toilet within the home 20% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 79% 88%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 50% 52%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 30% 35%
- Television 6% 6%
- Mobile phone 34% 42%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 40% 38%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Shahidpur?

■ Shahidpur · ■ Kishanganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.5% 48.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 910
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 925 941
- Working population 34.3% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.1% for men and 35.0% for women. 46% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 729 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,050 (55%) · ■ Household industry 19 (1%) · ■ Other work 246 (7%) · ■ Marginal 654 (18%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj
- Nayanagar 17,741 people
- Khanarda 11,703 people
- Kishanganj 11,441 people
- Budhma 9,782 people
- Rahta 8,200 people
- Alamnagar 7,047 people
- Majaura 6,938 people

All 44 villages in Kishanganj

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shahidpur? 852219
- How far is Shahidpur from Madhepura? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Shahidpur? 10,766 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahidpur in? Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahidpur? 43.5% (Census 2011)

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