Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia # Shekhpura Shekhpura is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code 854205. The 2011 Census counted 5,228 people in 1,036 households, the 7th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%. - 5,228 people (2011) - 1,036 households - 52.8% literacy - 854205 PIN code ## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shekhpura is 854205. Shekhpura falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code 854205 - Gram panchayat Gonwara Patkaili - Community development block Bhawanipur - Census village code 223180 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns? - Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ) 29 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 57 km by road - Purnia (nearest town) 57 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhawanipur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhavnagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 3 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shekhpura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 619 hectares of village land is sown, and 395 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhpura · ■ Bhawanipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 2% - Toilet within the home 12% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 88% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 48% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 97% - Use banking services 27% 26% - Television 4% 6% - Mobile phone 37% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shekhpura? ■ Shekhpura · ■ Bhawanipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 47.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 923 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 915 967 - Working population 40.9% 37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.1% for men and 43.8% for women. 46% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 194 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,406 (66%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 52 (2%) · ■ Marginal 482 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhawanipur - Dumra 8,604 people - Jabe 6,363 people - Siripur Milik 6,238 people - Akbarpur 5,894 people - Basantpur Chintamanuska Bari 5,134 people - Bhandsar Milik 4,256 people - Sondiha 4,021 people - Supaili 3,974 people All 88 villages in Bhawanipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhpura? 854205 - How far is Shekhpura from Purnia? 57 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura? 5,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura in? Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura? 52.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/shekhpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.