Village · Kishanganj, Madhepura # Shekhpur Chaman Shekhpur Chaman is a village in Kishanganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar, PIN code 852219. The 2011 Census counted 4,137 people in 840 households, the 22nd largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.2%. - 4,137 people (2011) - 840 households - 50.0% literacy - 852219 PIN code ## Shekhpur Chaman PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shekhpur Chaman is 852219. Shekhpur Chaman falls in Kishanganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - PIN code 852219 - Gram panchayat Sahjadpur - Community development block Kishanganj - Census village code 226120 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shekhpur Chaman from nearby towns? - Kishanganj (sub-district HQ) 8 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 Shekhpur Chaman? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpur Chaman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Shahidpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Udakishanganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shekhpur Chaman known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 507 hectares of village land is sown, and 497 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shekhpur Chaman Of every 100 households in Shekhpur Chaman in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shekhpur Chaman · ■ Kishanganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 7% - Toilet within the home 5% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 32% 52% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 23% 35% - Television 3% 6% - Mobile phone 22% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 52% 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 Shekhpur Chaman? ■ Shekhpur Chaman · ■ Kishanganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.0% 48.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 897 910 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 941 - Working population 28.3% 36.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 58.2% for men and 40.6% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 512 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 487 (42%) · ■ Household industry 19 (2%) · ■ Other work 48 (4%) · ■ Marginal 104 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kishanganj - Kumarpur 4,846 people - Pariharpur 4,720 people - Barateni 4,676 people - Lachhmipur 4,584 people - Barahi 3,585 people - Murli Chandwa 3,526 people - Lashkari 3,458 people - Rampur Dehru 3,399 people All 44 villages in Kishanganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhpur Chaman? 852219 - How far is Shekhpur Chaman from Madhepura? 42 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpur Chaman? 4,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpur Chaman in? Madhepura district (Kishanganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur Chaman? 50.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kishanganj/shekhpur-chaman/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.