# Shankarpur Village, Aurai, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Aurai, Muzaffarpur 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Aurai sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **853 people in 179 households**, the 82nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 853people (2011)
- 179households
- 36.4%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Aurai sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhartua
- Community development blockAurai
- Census village code228996

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

## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns?

- Aurai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Muzaffurpur (nearest town)30 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 Shankarpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aurai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Shankarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Aurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Aurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.4%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**918

Working population ****24.3%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 27.2% for women. 45% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 25 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (86%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%)

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 Aurai

- Narhar985 people
- Rasulpur955 people
- Baigna Jagir952 people
- Anandpur Ghani860 people
- Bharospatti urf Bharathpatti824 people
- Kiratpur821 people
- Tojaul809 people
- Rampur Az Rakbe754 people

[All 116 villages in Aurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Muzaffarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?853 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Muzaffarpur district (Aurai sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?36.4% (Census 2011)