# Shekhpura Village, Sampatchak, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/sampatchak/shekhpura/ Village · Sampatchak, Patna # Shekhpura Shekhpura is a village in Sampatchak sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,135 people in 1,066 households**, the 4th largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 6,135people (2011) - 1,066households - 84.4%literacy - 878females per 1,000 males ## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes Shekhpura falls in Sampatchak sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKanaujikachhuara - Community development blockSampatchak - Census village code245312 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? - Sampatchak (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Patna (district HQ)12 km by road - Patna (nearest town)12 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? 14 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashoknagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 57% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 93 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shekhpura · ■ Sampatchak rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **68% Toilet within the home ****70%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **60% Tap water ****8%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **78% Use banking services ****72%** **49% Television ****73%** **47% Mobile phone ****80%** **59% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **20% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 · ■ Sampatchak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **919 Working population ****28.6%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 77.0% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (4%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,179 (67%) · **■** Marginal 402 (23%) 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 Sampatchak - Bairia14,194 people - Sohgi7,971 people - Gopalpur7,368 people - Bahuwara4,988 people - Kandap4,922 people - Shahpur4,108 people - Dariapur3,823 people [All 39 villages in Sampatchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/sampatchak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhpura from Patna?12 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura?6,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura in?Patna district (Sampatchak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?84.4% (Census 2011)