# Shekhpura Village, Amnour, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/shekhpura-233968/ Village · Amnour, Saran # Shekhpura Shekhpura is a village in Amnour sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841218**. The 2011 Census counted **2,990 people in 458 households**, the 17th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%. - 2,990people (2011) - 458households - 70.2%literacy - 841218PIN code ## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhpura is 841218.** Shekhpura falls in Amnour sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841218 - Gram panchayatDharahra Khur - Community development blockAmnour - Census village code233968 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)8 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road - Marhaura (nearest town)9 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? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paiga - ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 95% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 119 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, 8 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shekhpura · ■ Amnour rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **7% Toilet within the home ****16%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **84% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****45%** **57% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****76%** **62% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **14% Own their home ****93%** **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+) ****70.2%** **63.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **919 Working population ****23.6%** **27.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 57.6% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 253 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 311 (44%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 94 (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 Amnour - Hakma3,609 people - Manorpur Jhakhari3,169 people - Amnaur Aguan3,152 people - Parsa3,059 people - Paiga Mitarsen2,801 people - Chandpura2,703 people - Salkhua2,585 people - Dharampur Jafar2,511 people [All 118 villages in Amnour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/amnour/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?841218 - How far is Shekhpura from Chhapra?40 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura?2,990 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura in?Saran district (Amnour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?70.2% (Census 2011)