# Shahpur Pagra Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/shahpur-pagra/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Shahpur Pagra Shahpur Pagra is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,989 people in 379 households**, the 28th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,989people (2011) - 379households - 49.0%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur Pagra PIN code and other codes Shahpur Pagra falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPagra - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237023 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur Pagra from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)32 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)3 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 Pagra? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur Pagra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Shahpur Pagra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Pagra Of every 100 households in Shahpur Pagra in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shahpur Pagra · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****15%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****14%** **36% Television ****2%** **8% Mobile phone ****36%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****47%** **26% 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 Shahpur Pagra? ■ Shahpur Pagra · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.0%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099** **943 Working population ****29.6%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.2% for men and 41.9% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (74%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 96 (16%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Balo Chak2,640 people - Dhepura2,339 people - Sahbajpur Mahnaia2,334 people - Raghubarpur2,108 people - Khajautia1,972 people - Khoksa1,856 people - Bhatgawan1,689 people - Biswaspur1,526 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur Pagra from Samastipur?32 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur Pagra?1,989 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur Pagra in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Pagra?49.0% (Census 2011)