# Shekhpura Village, Khusrupur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Khusrupur, Patna 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Khusrupur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **404 people in 62 households**, the 30th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 404people (2011)
- 62households
- 64.3%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Khusrupur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMosimpur
- Community development blockKhusrupur
- Census village code246271

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?

- Khusrupur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)34 km by road
- Khusru Pur (nearest town)3 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Hasan Pur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khusru Pur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 79 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Khusrupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****59%**

**39%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Khusrupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****775**

**946

Working population ****28.0%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 57.0% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 47 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (18%) · **■** Other work 23 (20%) · **■** Marginal 23 (20%)

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 Khusrupur

- Chotka Nawada1,225 people
- Marwa1,000 people
- Mustafapur787 people
- Rasulpur570 people
- Diso Chak93 people

[All 34 villages in Khusrupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/khusrupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Patna?34 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?404 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Patna district (Khusrupur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?64.3% (Census 2011)