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

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Shahkol

Shahkol is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **375 people in 95 households**, the 118th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 375people (2011)
- 95households
- 72.7%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Shahkol PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBabhani
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224192

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

## How far is Shahkol from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Shahkol?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shahkol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhakhari
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Shahkol known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 76% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Shahkol

Of every 100 households in Shahkol in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shahkol · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****10%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shahkol?

■ Shahkol · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1233**

**975

Working population ****44.8%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 57.6% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (20%) · **■** Marginal 74 (44%)

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

- Bagulabari419 people
- Majhaili415 people
- Teghra403 people
- Rampur394 people
- Bahadurpur366 people
- Sonbhanga355 people
- Mirpur353 people
- Tengari334 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahkol from Purnia?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shahkol?375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahkol in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahkol?72.7% (Census 2011)