# Shekhpura Village, Pandarak, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/shekhpura/ Village · Pandarak, Patna # Shekhpura Shekhpura is a village in Pandarak sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,375 people in 881 households**, the 4th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%. - 5,375people (2011) - 881households - 51.1%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes Shekhpura falls in Pandarak sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGovasa Shekhpura - Community development blockPandarak - Census village code246456 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? - Pandarak (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Patna (district HQ)94 km by road - Barh (nearest town)17 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barh - ○Degree college10+ km · Barh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barh - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 12% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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, 13 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhpura · ■ Pandarak rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **37% Toilet within the home ****26%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **73% Tap water ****6%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****69%** **54% Television ****13%** **19% Mobile phone ****48%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **28% Own their home ****98%** **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 · ■ Pandarak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%** **59.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **892 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842** **907 Working population ****36.1%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.0% for men and 40.8% for women. 48% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (15%) · **■** Household industry 45 (2%) · **■** Other work 150 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,278 (66%) 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 Pandarak - Pundarakh32,627 people - Dhobhawan11,165 people - Bihari Bigha5,749 people - Parsaman5,064 people - Raili5,026 people - Darwe Bhadaur4,803 people - Daudpur Jiuri4,477 people [All 72 villages in Pandarak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/pandarak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhpura from Patna?94 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura?5,375 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura in?Patna district (Pandarak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?51.1% (Census 2011)