# Shahpur Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 92 households**, the 101st largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 736people (2011)
- 92households
- 77.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMunji
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251257

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)49 km by road
- Bikramganj (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?

8 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
- ●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 · Bikram Ganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○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 bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

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

**84%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****38%**

**66%

Television ****19%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**926

Working population ****52.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 62.3% for women. 67% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 37 (10%) · **■** Marginal 288 (74%)

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 Karakat

- Thumhia777 people
- Majhariya771 people
- Dhanchhuha767 people
- Khairadih738 people
- Tenua735 people
- Kanh Bahuara713 people
- Kishundasdih692 people
- Badladih679 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Sasaram?49 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?77.2% (Census 2011)