# Shakarbalia Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Shakarbalia

Shakarbalia is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,605 people in 968 households**, the 11th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 4,605people (2011)
- 968households
- 31.5%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Shakarbalia PIN code and other codes

Shakarbalia falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalharia
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code223990

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shakarbalia from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)28 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)28 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 Shakarbalia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shakarbalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 3 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 Shakarbalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Shakarbalia

Of every 100 households in Shakarbalia in 2011, 5 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakarbalia · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**20%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****52%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**99%

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 Shakarbalia?

■ Shakarbalia · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.5%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066**

**956

Working population ****26.9%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.0% for men and 23.9% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 703 (57%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (5%) · **■** Marginal 349 (28%)

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 Baisi

- Harrampur5,283 people
- Sadipur Bhatha5,188 people
- Puranganj5,164 people
- Tarabani4,896 people
- Surigaon4,504 people
- Panisadra4,489 people
- Sotibhag4,190 people
- Malharia4,044 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shakarbalia from Purnia?28 km by road
- What is the population of Shakarbalia?4,605 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakarbalia in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shakarbalia?31.5% (Census 2011)