# Shekhpura Milik Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/shekhpura-milik-223208/ Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia # Shekhpura Milik Shekhpura Milik is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **267 people in 50 households**, the 52nd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 267people (2011) - 50households - 48.5%literacy - 757females per 1,000 males ## Shekhpura Milik PIN code and other codes Shekhpura Milik falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSondip Milik - Community development blockBhawanipur - Census village code223208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhpura Milik from nearby towns? - Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)53 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)53 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 Milik? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura Milik; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Birnia - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhawanipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Madhavnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)7 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 Milik known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Milik Of every 100 households in Shekhpura Milik in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shekhpura Milik · ■ Bhawanipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****24%** **26% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****46%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **30% Own their home ****88%** **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 Milik? ■ Shekhpura Milik · ■ Bhawanipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%** **47.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****757** **923 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **967 Working population ****44.9%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.1% for men and 24.7% for women. 43% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 20 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (38%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 44 (37%) 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 Bhawanipur - Bhawanipur Milik365 people - Khajura Patti355 people - Chandaili Milik345 people - Gonwara Patkaili307 people - Genharia263 people - Mahanth Dina Ram Das248 people - Auria245 people - Birsail Badh222 people [All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhpura Milik from Purnia?53 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura Milik?267 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura Milik in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura Milik?48.5% (Census 2011)