# Shagunian Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Shagunian

Shagunian is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,139 people in 250 households**, the 64th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 1,139people (2011)
- 250households
- 41.2%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Shagunian PIN code and other codes

Shagunian falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTeghra
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224230

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

## How far is Shagunian from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)35 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)35 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 Shagunian?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shagunian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amour
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Shagunian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 39% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Shagunian

Of every 100 households in Shagunian in 2011, 10 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shagunian · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**38%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**21%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****40%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shagunian?

■ Shagunian · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.2%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**975

Working population ****34.9%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.8% for men and 33.5% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 71 (18%)

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 Dagarua

- Chikni1,235 people
- Gerki1,226 people
- Minapur1,225 people
- Amna1,196 people
- Phulpur1,129 people
- Siarkham1,129 people
- Amnakismat1,081 people
- Ladua1,064 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shagunian from Purnia?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shagunian?1,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shagunian in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shagunian?41.2% (Census 2011)