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

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Village · Baniapur, Saran 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,075 people in 503 households**, the 26th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 3,075people (2011)
- 503households
- 61.2%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGowa Piparpat
- Community development blockBaniapur
- Census village code233134

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?

- Baniapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)40 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?

7 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 · Hafizpur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Hafizpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 88% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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, 38 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Baniapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**84%

Tap water ****22%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**64%

Television ****10%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

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 · ■ Baniapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**921

Working population ****24.0%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 48.5% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (34%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (19%) · **■** Marginal 234 (32%)

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 Baniapur

- Hafizpur3,345 people
- Sarmi3,235 people
- Menruka3,155 people
- Suhai Gajan3,119 people
- Amanw3,010 people
- Bhithi2,956 people
- Bedauli2,935 people
- Bhaiya Ramki Dhauri2,818 people

[All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?3,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?61.2% (Census 2011)