# Champanagar Village, Shankarpur, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura 

# Champanagar

Champanagar is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 312 households**, the 8th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 1,410people (2011)
- 312households
- 54.6%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Champanagar PIN code and other codes

Champanagar falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGiddha
- Community development blockShankarpur
- Census village code225900

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Champanagar from nearby towns?

- Shankarpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)20 km by road
- Madhepura (nearest town)20 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 Champanagar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Champanagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Champanagar

Of every 100 households in Champanagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Champanagar · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**52%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****52%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Champanagar?

■ Champanagar · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.6%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**924

Working population ****54.5%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 37.3% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 623 (81%)

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 Shankarpur

- Raibhir9,576 people
- Gidha8,962 people
- Basantpur4,613 people
- Kamargaon **1,883 people
- Bani942 people

[All 9 villages in Shankarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/shankarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Champanagar from Madhepura?20 km by road
- What is the population of Champanagar?1,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Champanagar in?Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Champanagar?54.6% (Census 2011)