# Shankarpur Village, Dehri, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/shankarpur/ Village · Dehri, Rohtas # Shankarpur Shankarpur is a village in Dehri sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,056 people in 323 households**, the 22nd largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 2,056people (2011) - 323households - 73.2%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes Shankarpur falls in Dehri sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChakanahan - Community development blockDehri - Census village code252589 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns? - Dehri (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)25 km by road - Dehri (nearest town)7 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 Shankarpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Indrapuri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dehri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 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 Shankarpur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. Products made here include rice mills. About 80% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Shankarpur Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 45 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shankarpur · ■ Dehri rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **20% Toilet within the home ****7%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****64%** **62% Television ****15%** **23% Mobile phone ****55%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **18% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Shankarpur? ■ Shankarpur · ■ Dehri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870** **946 Working population ****26.2%** **30.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 60.8% for women. 46% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 94 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (7%) · **■** Other work 187 (35%) · **■** Marginal 218 (41%) 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 Dehri - Chakia2,362 people - Sidhauli2,320 people - Bastipur2,159 people - Ahibaranpur2,065 people - Patanawa1,983 people - Hurka1,982 people - Ahirawan1,942 people - Guraila1,933 people [All 58 villages in Dehri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dehri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shankarpur from Sasaram?25 km by road - What is the population of Shankarpur?2,056 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shankarpur in?Rohtas district (Dehri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?73.2% (Census 2011)