Village · Amnour, Saran
# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 589 people in 109 households, the 102nd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.
- 589 people (2011)
- 109 households
- 83.3% literacy
- 912 females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Dharahra Khur
- Community development block Amnour
- Census village code 233920

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?
- Amnour (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shekhpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Madhoura
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Madhoura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Marhaura
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 16 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 25 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Amnour rural average
- Electricity for lighting 25% 7%
- Toilet within the home 30% 15%
- No toilet (open defecation) 70% 84%
- Tap water 0% 4%
- Drinking water within premises 65% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 96%
- Use banking services 50% 57%
- Television 20% 15%
- Mobile phone 77% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 14% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 8% 14%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Amnour rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 63.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 968
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 829 919
- Working population 24.6% 27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 75.3% for women. 46% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Other work 8 (6%) · ■ Marginal 137 (94%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Amnour
- Shahpur 654 people
- Chak Arna 649 people
- Munra 641 people
- Garaul 626 people
- Bishamhar Chhapra 528 people
- Narsingh Patti 438 people
- Gawandri 424 people
- Panre Tola 380 people

All 118 villages in Amnour

## Quick answers
- How far is Shekhpura from Chhapra? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura? 589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in? Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura? 83.3% (Census 2011)

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