# 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, PIN code **841403**. The 2011 Census counted **134 people in 26 households**, the 106th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.

- 134people (2011)
- 26households
- 71.1%literacy
- 841403PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 841403.** Shekhpura falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841403
- Gram panchayatBhusaw
- Community development blockBaniapur
- Census village code233204

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)8 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)32 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Durahara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hafizpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 76% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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, 33 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Baniapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**54%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**96%

Use banking services ****63%**

**64%

Television ****3%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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+) ****71.1%**

**65.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**989

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****444**

**921

Working population ****25.4%**

**25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 55.6% for women. 39% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 30 (88%) · **■** Other work 4 (12%)

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

- Kanth Chhapra386 people
- Hansrajpur Kalan Birti273 people
- Hunraraha Khurd244 people
- Pirari221 people
- Milkipur66 people
- Amanw Khurd27 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?841403
- How far is Shekhpura from Chhapra?32 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?71.1% (Census 2011)