# Shekhopur Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Shekhopur

Shekhopur is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,034 people in 183 households**, the 44th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 1,034people (2011)
- 183households
- 54.5%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Shekhopur PIN code and other codes

Shekhopur falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKapasiawan
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244798

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

## How far is Shekhopur from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)4 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 Shekhopur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhopur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Shekhopur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Shekhopur

Of every 100 households in Shekhopur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhopur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**42%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****66%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shekhopur?

■ Shekhopur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.5%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**902

Working population ****39.7%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 37.7% for women. 50% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 44 (11%) · **■** Marginal 366 (89%)

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 Hilsa

- Bijla1,179 people
- Ganipur1,107 people
- Babhan Diha1,102 people
- Bhokila1,079 people
- Gosainpur814 people
- Shohrapur802 people
- Harbanspur717 people
- Tirlok Bigha688 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhopur from Biharsharif?45 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhopur?1,034 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhopur in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhopur?54.5% (Census 2011)