# Shahbaz Village, Srinagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Srinagar, Purnia 

# Shahbaz

Shahbaz is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,137 people in 234 households**, the 18th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 1,137people (2011)
- 234households
- 52.7%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Shahbaz PIN code and other codes

Shahbaz falls in Srinagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJhuni Kala
- Community development blockSrinagar
- Census village code223610

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

## How far is Shahbaz from nearby towns?

- Srinagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)18 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)18 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 Shahbaz?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes

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 Shahbaz known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 78% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Shahbaz

Of every 100 households in Shahbaz in 2011, 28 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahbaz · ■ Srinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****29%**

**17%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**40%

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 Shahbaz?

■ Shahbaz · ■ Srinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**942

Working population ****48.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.3% for men and 45.9% for women. 50% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 216 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 179 (32%)

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 Srinagar

- Bhag Pareag2,479 people
- Basgarha1,635 people
- Dangraha1,410 people
- Makhnaha1,370 people
- Uchepur873 people
- Hansaili825 people
- Khokha693 people
- Dhamaili625 people

[All 27 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahbaz from Purnia?18 km by road
- What is the population of Shahbaz?1,137 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahbaz in?Purnia district (Srinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahbaz?52.7% (Census 2011)