# Shahganwan Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Shahganwan

Shahganwan is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,019 people in 386 households**, the 22nd largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 2,019people (2011)
- 386households
- 48.6%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Shahganwan PIN code and other codes

Shahganwan falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGordah
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226664

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

## How far is Shahganwan from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)29 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)29 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 Shahganwan?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Shahganwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Shahganwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 578 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Shahganwan

Of every 100 households in Shahganwan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahganwan · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**23%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**43%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shahganwan?

■ Shahganwan · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.6%**

**41.0%

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

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**947

Working population ****26.2%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 33.1% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 244 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (8%) · **■** Marginal 71 (13%)

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 Salkhua

- Bankatti2,475 people
- Bhelwa2,235 people
- Samhar Khurd2,172 people
- Kathghara2,160 people
- Puraini1,921 people
- Gauri1,919 people
- Kabirpur1,784 people
- Chhachhua1,703 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahganwan from Saharsa?29 km by road
- What is the population of Shahganwan?2,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahganwan in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahganwan?48.6% (Census 2011)