# Kamargaon ** Village, Shankarpur, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shankarpur, Madhepura 

# Kamargaon **

Kamargaon ** is a village in Shankarpur sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,883 people in 356 households**, the 7th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%.

- 1,883people (2011)
- 356households
- 69.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Kamargaon ** PIN code and other codes

Kamargaon ** falls in Shankarpur sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaura Kabiyahee
- Community development blockShankarpur
- Census village code225898

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

## How far is Kamargaon ** from nearby towns?

- Shankarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)22 km by road
- Madhepura (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 Kamargaon **?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kamargaon **; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kamargaon ** known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 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 Kamargaon **

Of every 100 households in Kamargaon ** in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kamargaon ** · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**52%

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

**0%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**30%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**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 Kamargaon **?

■ Kamargaon ** · ■ Shankarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**53.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**924

Working population ****50.7%**

**46.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (1%) · **■** Marginal 928 (97%)

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

- Behrari10,013 people
- Raibhir9,576 people
- Gidha8,962 people
- Basantpur4,613 people
- Champanagar1,410 people
- Bani942 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kamargaon ** from Madhepura?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kamargaon **?1,883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kamargaon ** in?Madhepura district (Shankarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kamargaon **?69.1% (Census 2011)