# Shakarganj Village, Kashi Chak, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kashi Chak, Nawada 

# Shakarganj

Shakarganj is a village in Kashi Chak sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805130**. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 107 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 631people (2011)
- 107households
- 24.2%literacy
- 805130PIN code

## Shakarganj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shakarganj is 805130.** Shakarganj falls in Kashi Chak sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- PIN code805130
- Gram panchayatBelar
- Community development blockKashi Chak
- Census village code257637

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

## How far is Shakarganj from nearby towns?

- Kashi Chak (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)37 km by road
- Warisaliganj (nearest town)10 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 Shakarganj?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Sahpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cherinoba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barlishganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shakarganj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 77% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Shakarganj

Of every 100 households in Shakarganj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakarganj · ■ Kashi Chak rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**22%

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

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**39%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****12%**

**34%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****8%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****88%**

**40%

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 Shakarganj?

■ Shakarganj · ■ Kashi Chak rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**921

Working population ****45.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.5% for men and 13.0% for women. 45% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 276 (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 Kashi Chak

- Pali887 people
- Dihri733 people
- Kosthua721 people
- Dhota655 people
- Sumbha537 people
- Pojh346 people
- Kashi Chak342 people

[All 33 villages in Kashi Chak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/kashi-chak/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shakarganj?805130
- How far is Shakarganj from Nawada?37 km by road
- What is the population of Shakarganj?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakarganj in?Nawada district (Kashi Chak sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shakarganj?24.2% (Census 2011)