# Shukulpura Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Shukulpura

Shukulpura is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 126 households**, the 104th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 888people (2011)
- 126households
- 67.4%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Shukulpura PIN code and other codes

Shukulpura falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharari
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251761

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

## How far is Shukulpura from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)20 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)20 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 Shukulpura?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shukulpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Khairadev
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shukulpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Shukulpura

Of every 100 households in Shukulpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Shukulpura · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****99%**

**64%

Television ****2%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**16%

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 Shukulpura?

■ Shukulpura · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**918

Working population ****54.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 54.1% for women. 52% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 477 (99%)

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 Kargahar

- Chandarbhanpur903 people
- Jagdatpur894 people
- Sanwabahar892 people
- Gokhulpur888 people
- Sohwalia Kalan871 people
- Kusdihra862 people
- Sonbarsa853 people
- Semaria832 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shukulpura from Sasaram?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shukulpura?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shukulpura in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shukulpura?67.4% (Census 2011)