# Faridpur urf Shakra Village, Sakra, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sakra/faridpur-urf-shakra/ Village · Sakra, Muzaffarpur # Faridpur urf Shakra Faridpur urf Shakra is a village in Sakra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843105**. The 2011 Census counted **7,148 people in 1,576 households**, the 8th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 7,148people (2011) - 1,576households - 77.8%literacy - 843105PIN code ## Faridpur urf Shakra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Faridpur urf Shakra is 843105.** Faridpur urf Shakra falls in Sakra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843105 - Gram panchayatSakra Faridpur - Community development blockSakra - Census village code229689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Faridpur urf Shakra from nearby towns? - Sakra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)28 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)28 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 Faridpur urf Shakra? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Faridpur urf Shakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 8 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 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 Faridpur urf Shakra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 157 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 Faridpur urf Shakra Of every 100 households in Faridpur urf Shakra in 2011, 23 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Faridpur urf Shakra · ■ Sakra rural average Electricity for lighting ****23%** **19% Toilet within the home ****52%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **76% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **94% Use banking services ****59%** **59% Television ****29%** **14% Mobile phone ****56%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **21% Own their home ****94%** **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 Faridpur urf Shakra? ■ Faridpur urf Shakra · ■ Sakra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845** **914 Working population ****26.9%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 71.4% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 355 (18%) · **■** Household industry 48 (2%) · **■** Other work 606 (32%) · **■** Marginal 716 (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 Sakra - Ghanipur Bejha9,575 people - Majhaulia8,469 people - Keshopur7,661 people - Katesar7,601 people - Baghnagri urf Bishunpur Subas6,677 people - Jagdishpur Baghnagri6,344 people - Dubaha Buzurg6,318 people - Chhapra Faridpur urf Misraulia5,883 people [All 121 villages in Sakra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/sakra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Faridpur urf Shakra?843105 - How far is Faridpur urf Shakra from Muzaffarpur?28 km by road - What is the population of Faridpur urf Shakra?7,148 (Census 2011) - Which district is Faridpur urf Shakra in?Muzaffarpur district (Sakra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Faridpur urf Shakra?77.8% (Census 2011)