# Shohrapur Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Shohrapur

Shohrapur is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **802 people in 135 households**, the 46th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 802people (2011)
- 135households
- 57.3%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Shohrapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMirzapur
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244774

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

## How far is Shohrapur from nearby towns?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)38 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)10 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 Shohrapur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Shohrapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Shohrapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Shohrapur

Of every 100 households in Shohrapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shohrapur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****74%**

**42%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Shohrapur?

■ Shohrapur · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.3%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**902

Working population ****49.1%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 45.2% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 58 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (69%) · **■** Other work 20 (5%) · **■** Marginal 44 (11%)

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

- Babhan Diha1,102 people
- Bhokila1,079 people
- Shekhopur1,034 people
- Gosainpur814 people
- Harbanspur717 people
- Tirlok Bigha688 people
- Rajwa684 people
- Marwa679 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shohrapur from Biharsharif?38 km by road
- What is the population of Shohrapur?802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shohrapur in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shohrapur?57.3% (Census 2011)