# Shakranwan Village, Asthawan, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asthawan, Nalanda 

# Shakranwan

Shakranwan is a village in Asthawan sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803107**. The 2011 Census counted **2,715 people in 472 households**, the 24th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,715people (2011)
- 472households
- 48.2%literacy
- 803107PIN code

## Shakranwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakranwan is 803107.** Shakranwan falls in Asthawan sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803107
- Gram panchayatOiyab
- Community development blockAsthawan
- Census village code244542

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

## How far is Shakranwan from nearby towns?

- Asthawan (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)32 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)32 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 Shakranwan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shakranwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Asthwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Shakranwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Shakranwan

Of every 100 households in Shakranwan in 2011, 13 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakranwan · ■ Asthawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****29%**

**46%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****48%**

**35%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Shakranwan?

■ Shakranwan · ■ Asthawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.2%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**946

Working population ****34.3%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.4% for men and 39.6% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 60 (6%) · **■** Marginal 434 (47%)

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 Asthawan

- Kathari2,934 people
- Mohammadpur Nakatpura2,825 people
- Gilani2,813 people
- Malanwan2,744 people
- Khetalpura2,590 people
- Rajawan2,555 people
- Chakdhi2,331 people
- Lakhnu Bigha2,324 people

[All 59 villages in Asthawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/asthawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakranwan?803107
- How far is Shakranwan from Biharsharif?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shakranwan?2,715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakranwan in?Nalanda district (Asthawan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shakranwan?48.2% (Census 2011)