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

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Village · Naubatpur, Patna 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Naubatpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,316 people in 202 households**, the 56th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,316people (2011)
- 202households
- 82.6%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKhajuri
- Community development blockNaubatpur
- Census village code245561

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?

- Naubatpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)37 km by road
- Naubatpur (nearest town)6 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?

9 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naubatpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Naubatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 7 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 79% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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, 48 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Naubatpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**69%

Television ****28%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

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 · ■ Naubatpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1253**

**906

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (25%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 159 (32%) · **■** Marginal 131 (26%)

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 Naubatpur

- Gadaipur1,409 people
- Painapur1,351 people
- Dihra1,350 people
- Kharauna1,318 people
- Bara1,298 people
- Ahuara1,295 people
- Baruna1,279 people
- Rampur1,273 people

[All 100 villages in Naubatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/naubatpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Patna?37 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?1,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Patna district (Naubatpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?82.6% (Census 2011)