# Shahpur Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/shahpur/ Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa # Shahpur Shahpur is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852107**. The 2011 Census counted **7,579 people in 1,609 households**, the 7th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 7,579people (2011) - 1,609households - 59.1%literacy - 852107PIN code ## Shahpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shahpur is 852107.** Shahpur falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852107 - Gram panchayatSahpur - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code226528 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? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)32 km by road - Saharasa (nearest town)32 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonbarsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 75% of the 753 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shahpur · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **3% Toilet within the home ****12%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****49%** **44% Television ****6%** **4% Mobile phone ****22%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****60%** **40% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **937 Working population ****29.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 841 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 722 (32%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 147 (7%) · **■** Marginal 514 (23%) 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 Sonbarsa - Khasurha8,291 people - Bargaon7,857 people - Soha7,731 people - Pararia7,705 people - Raghunathpur7,000 people - Nanauti6,983 people - Kasnagar6,953 people - Baraith6,067 people [All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shahpur?852107 - How far is Shahpur from Saharsa?32 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur?7,579 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?59.1% (Census 2011)