# Shahpur Mircha Village, Kurhani, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/shahpur-mircha/ Village · Kurhani, Muzaffarpur # Shahpur Mircha Shahpur Mircha is a village in Kurhani sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,984 people in 903 households**, the 21st largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 4,984people (2011) - 903households - 67.6%literacy - 874females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur Mircha PIN code and other codes Shahpur Mircha falls in Kurhani sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShahpur Maricha - Community development blockKurhani - Census village code229619 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur Mircha from nearby towns? - Kurhani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)34 km by road - Muzaffarpur (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 Shahpur Mircha? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur Mircha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Mircha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Mircha Of every 100 households in Shahpur Mircha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shahpur Mircha · ■ Kurhani rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **17% Toilet within the home ****13%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **74% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****36%** **48% Television ****6%** **18% Mobile phone ****58%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****25%** **19% Own their home ****99%** **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 Shahpur Mircha? ■ Shahpur Mircha · ■ Kurhani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **891 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844** **896 Working population ****38.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 54.3% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 318 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (25%) · **■** Household industry 225 (12%) · **■** Other work 202 (11%) · **■** Marginal 701 (37%) 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 Kurhani - Gauraia5,915 people - Sonbarsa Shah5,768 people - Tarsan Kishuni5,653 people - Kafain Daria Chhapra5,033 people - Padmaul4,946 people - Madhopur Susta4,805 people - Bangra Bansidhar4,725 people - Kishunpur Mohan4,654 people [All 166 villages in Kurhani](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/kurhani/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur Mircha from Muzaffarpur?34 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur Mircha?4,984 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur Mircha in?Muzaffarpur district (Kurhani sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Mircha?67.6% (Census 2011)