# Shekhpura Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Amnour, Saran 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,002 people in 172 households**, the 79th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 1,002people (2011)
- 172households
- 58.8%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharahra Khur
- Community development blockAmnour
- Census village code233922

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Amnour (sub-district HQ)15 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## 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 schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madhoura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhoura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 5 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Amnour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**55%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**57%

Television ****29%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Amnour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**919

Working population ****23.9%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 49.2% for women. 38% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 133 (56%)

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 Amnour

- Lakhna1,069 people
- Daur Chhapra1,061 people
- Sahadi Chhapra1,060 people
- Hela1,030 people
- Sirsia Jagdeo987 people
- Bhagwatpur983 people
- Chhapra Abhiman959 people
- Nawada955 people

[All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?1,002 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?58.8% (Census 2011)