# Shahpur Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/shahpur/ Village · Benipatti, Madhubani # Shahpur Shahpur is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,446 people in 468 households**, the 55th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,446people (2011) - 468households - 54.3%literacy - 1,016females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur PIN code and other codes Shahpur falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShahpur - Community development blockBenipatti - Census village code220284 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns? - Benipatti (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)44 km by road - Madhubani (nearest town)40 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 Shahpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandauna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Shahpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 46% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Shahpur Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shahpur · ■ Benipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **13% Toilet within the home ****36%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****50%** **41% Television ****13%** **9% Mobile phone ****72%** **54% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **24% 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 Shahpur? ■ Shahpur · ■ Benipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **932 Working population ****25.2%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 46.0% for women. 41% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (30%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 90 (15%) · **■** Marginal 180 (29%) 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 Benipatti - Damaodarpur2,626 people - Lorika2,620 people - Adhwari2,597 people - Pauna2,486 people - Chandpur Patti2,437 people - Dumra2,383 people - Khutauna2,163 people - Chandpura2,132 people [All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur from Madhubani?44 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur?2,446 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?54.3% (Census 2011)