# Shivnagar Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/shivnagar/ Village · Benipatti, Madhubani # Shivnagar Shivnagar is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,174 people in 558 households**, the 39th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 3,174people (2011) - 558households - 62.9%literacy - 939females per 1,000 males ## Shivnagar PIN code and other codes Shivnagar falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShivnagar - Community development blockBenipatti - Census village code220288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shivnagar from nearby towns? - Benipatti (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)42 km by road - Madhubani (nearest town)34 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 Shivnagar? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shivnagar; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahahpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandauna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Shivnagar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Shivnagar Of every 100 households in Shivnagar in 2011, 6 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shivnagar · ■ Benipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **13% Toilet within the home ****48%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **92% Use banking services ****53%** **41% Television ****10%** **9% Mobile phone ****69%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shivnagar? ■ Shivnagar · ■ Benipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.9%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **932 Working population ****35.8%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 54.7% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 459 (40%) · **■** Household industry 69 (6%) · **■** Other work 124 (11%) · **■** Marginal 286 (25%) 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 - Kachhara3,532 people - Bishunpur3,460 people - Balia3,323 people - Parkhauli Tikuli3,234 people - Ektara3,149 people - Makea3,076 people - Betauna2,998 people - Bhaduli2,868 people [All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shivnagar from Madhubani?42 km by road - What is the population of Shivnagar?3,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shivnagar in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shivnagar?62.9% (Census 2011)