# Sharifa Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Sharifa

Sharifa is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,295 people in 512 households**, the 19th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 3,295people (2011)
- 512households
- 53.8%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Sharifa PIN code and other codes

Sharifa falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAtma
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244987

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

## How far is Sharifa from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)54 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)20 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 Sharifa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Sharifa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 47% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Sharifa

Of every 100 households in Sharifa in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sharifa · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****51%**

**6%

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

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**46%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sharifa?

■ Sharifa · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**921

Working population ****36.8%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 41.7% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 757 (62%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (13%) · **■** Marginal 173 (14%)

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 Islampur

- Sanda3,801 people
- Kochra3,673 people
- Sunri3,600 people
- Baralgawan3,576 people
- Dhobidiha2,973 people
- Kobil2,945 people
- Barai2,927 people
- Biswak2,918 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sharifa from Biharsharif?54 km by road
- What is the population of Sharifa?3,295 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharifa in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sharifa?53.8% (Census 2011)