# Shekhpura Village, Chandi, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chandi, Nalanda 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Chandi sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **803110**. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 191 households**, the 45th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,069people (2011)
- 191households
- 76.1%literacy
- 803110PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 803110.** Shekhpura falls in Chandi sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- PIN code803110
- Gram panchayatNarsanda
- Community development blockChandi
- Census village code244312

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Chandi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)27 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)14 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 Shekhpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tulshi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 54 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Chandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**37%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****73%**

**50%

Television ****19%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**33%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Chandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**940

Working population ****34.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.0% for men and 62.7% for women. 50% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (25%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 147 (39%)

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 Chandi

- Mubarakpur1,153 people
- Jagatpur1,090 people
- Muhammadpur1,088 people
- Sumka1,076 people
- Mokimpur1,044 people
- Rupaspur1,017 people
- Daulatpur970 people
- Chandpur951 people

[All 71 villages in Chandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/chandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?803110
- How far is Shekhpura from Biharsharif?27 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?1,069 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Nalanda district (Chandi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?76.1% (Census 2011)