# Shahpur Village, Dawath, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dawath, Rohtas 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Dawath sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 181 households**, the 22nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,331people (2011)
- 181households
- 74.6%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Dawath sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItwan
- Community development blockDawath
- Census village code251075

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

## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns?

- Dawath (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)57 km by road
- Koath (nearest town)8 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 Shahpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dawath
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamsona
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 16 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Dawath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****6%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****82%**

**52%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**22%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Dawath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****718**

**956

Working population ****24.0%**

**28.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 61.2% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (33%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 31 (10%) · **■** Marginal 127 (40%)

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 Dawath

- Dewgana1,441 people
- Dewrhi1,412 people
- Chatra1,384 people
- Chhitni1,355 people
- Param Dehri1,283 people
- Jagadhara1,153 people
- Damdiha1,135 people
- Sundar1,082 people

[All 66 villages in Dawath](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dawath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Sasaram?57 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?1,331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Rohtas district (Dawath sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?74.6% (Census 2011)