# Shekhpura Village, Tharthari, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Tharthari, Nalanda 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Tharthari sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 282 households**, the 16th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 282households
- 63.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Tharthari sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarainpur
- Community development blockTharthari
- Census village code244697

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Tharthari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)15 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 Shekhpura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Asta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 214 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Tharthari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**33%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****55%**

**58%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**34%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Tharthari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**915

Working population ****34.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 53.1% for women. 43% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 37 (7%)

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 Tharthari

- Narari2,854 people
- Partappur2,442 people
- Bhatahar2,317 people
- Panwara1,881 people
- Mehtarwan1,537 people
- Salempur1,438 people
- Kanjhiawna1,392 people
- Kol Bigha1,300 people

[All 30 villages in Tharthari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/tharthari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Biharsharif?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Nalanda district (Tharthari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?63.2% (Census 2011)