# Shekhpura Village, Akbarpur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Akbarpur, Nawada 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Akbarpur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 107 households**, the 103rd largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 697people (2011)
- 107households
- 53.3%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Akbarpur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockAkbarpur
- Census village code257986

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?

- Akbarpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)12 km by road
- Nawada (nearest town)12 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?

7 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 17% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**38%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**40%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Akbarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**950

Working population ****42.5%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 46.0% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 295 (100%)

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 Akbarpur

- Pindrauni783 people
- Jagatpur760 people
- Garandi732 people
- Bela697 people
- Sanrhauli694 people
- Shahpur Jhilwariya694 people
- Marufpur673 people
- Supai669 people

[All 157 villages in Akbarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/akbarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Nawada?12 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Nawada district (Akbarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?53.3% (Census 2011)