Village · Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul, Patna
# Shankarpatti

Shankarpatti is a village in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district of Patna district, Bihar, PIN code 801503. The 2011 Census counted 432 people in 56 households, the 36th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.
- 432 people (2011)
- 56 households
- 47.4% literacy
- 801503 PIN code

## Shankarpatti PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shankarpatti is 801503. Shankarpatti falls in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.
- PIN code 801503
- Gram panchayat Patlapur
- Community development block Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul
- Census village code 245222

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shankarpatti from nearby towns?
- Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Patna (district HQ) 25 km by road
- Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shankarpatti?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Danapur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Danapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shankarpatti known for?

About 37% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shankarpatti

Of every 100 households in Shankarpatti in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpatti · ■ Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 32%
- Toilet within the home 0% 25%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 72%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 11%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 84%
- Use banking services 5% 50%
- Television 0% 27%
- Mobile phone 30% 55%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 18% 17%
- Own their home 100% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shankarpatti?

■ Shankarpatti · ■ Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 47.4% 59.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 894
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1044 928
- Working population 42.1% 31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 38.3% for women. 44% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 147 (81%) · ■ Farm labourers 12 (7%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 22 (12%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul
- Kafarpur 1,069 people
- Babakkarpur 1,042 people
- Faridanpur 953 people
- Jafarpur 826 people
- Nasirpur 67 people

All 41 villages in Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shankarpatti? 801503
- How far is Shankarpatti from Patna? 25 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpatti? 432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpatti in? Patna district (Dinapur-Cum-Khagaul sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpatti? 47.4% (Census 2011)

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