# Shekhpul Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Shekhpul

Shekhpul is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **252 people in 30 households**, the 48th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 252people (2011)
- 30households
- 61.5%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpul PIN code and other codes

Shekhpul falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarakar
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245112

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

## How far is Shekhpul from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)25 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)18 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 Shekhpul?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Shekhpul known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Shekhpul

Of every 100 households in Shekhpul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Shekhpul · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****60%**

**43%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shekhpul?

■ Shekhpul · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**937

Working population ****25.0%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 51.1% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 61 (97%)

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 Silao

- Pachwara570 people
- Gobindpur525 people
- Sonar Bigha488 people
- Lachhmipur371 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpul from Biharsharif?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpul?252 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpul in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpul?61.5% (Census 2011)