Village · Gaighat, Muzaffarpur
# Shakarwara Nur

Shakarwara Nur is a village in Gaighat sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code 847107. The 2011 Census counted 2,624 people in 570 households, the 31st largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.
- 2,624 people (2011)
- 570 households
- 52.9% literacy
- 847107 PIN code

## Shakarwara Nur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shakarwara Nur is 847107. Shakarwara Nur falls in Gaighat sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847107
- Gram panchayat Kamarathu
- Community development block Gaighat
- Census village code 229232

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shakarwara Nur from nearby towns?
- Gaighat (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (nearest town) 42 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shakarwara Nur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Shakarwara Nur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shakarwara Nur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 88% of the 200 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shakarwara Nur

Of every 100 households in Shakarwara Nur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shakarwara Nur · ■ Gaighat rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 5%
- Toilet within the home 9% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 79%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 29% 38%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96%
- Use banking services 30% 42%
- Television 3% 10%
- Mobile phone 50% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 32% 28%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shakarwara Nur?

■ Shakarwara Nur · ■ Gaighat rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.9% 57.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 896
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 842 902
- Working population 27.4% 30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.8% for men and 42.7% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 170 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 229 (32%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 41 (6%) · ■ Marginal 272 (38%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gaighat
- Maheshwara 2,898 people
- Tirsatha 2,840 people
- Bakhri 2,673 people
- Kumhrauli 2,643 people
- Subas Kesho 2,570 people
- Baraila 2,467 people
- Bhagwatpur 2,427 people
- Dhubauli Piar Bhela 2,284 people

All 84 villages in Gaighat

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shakarwara Nur? 847107
- How far is Shakarwara Nur from Muzaffarpur? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Shakarwara Nur? 2,624 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakarwara Nur in? Muzaffarpur district (Gaighat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shakarwara Nur? 52.9% (Census 2011)

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