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

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Shekh Ali

Shekh Ali is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,226 people in 175 households**, the 55th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,226people (2011)
- 175households
- 77.3%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Shekh Ali PIN code and other codes

Shekh Ali falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBiswak
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244929

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

## How far is Shekh Ali from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)41 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)6 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 Shekh Ali?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shekh Ali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Islampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Shekh Ali known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Shekh Ali

Of every 100 households in Shekh Ali in 2011, 36 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shekh Ali · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

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 Shekh Ali?

■ Shekh Ali · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**921

Working population ****39.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 61.7% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 94 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (17%) · **■** Marginal 172 (36%)

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

- Ratanpura1,477 people
- Khurrampur1,407 people
- Muhammadpur1,355 people
- Korawan1,314 people
- Ashrafpur1,224 people
- Makhdumpur1,200 people
- Kewai1,172 people
- Dariapur1,171 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekh Ali from Biharsharif?41 km by road
- What is the population of Shekh Ali?1,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekh Ali in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekh Ali?77.3% (Census 2011)