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

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Village · Jalalpur, Saran 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Jalalpur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841214**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 75 households**, the 62nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 421people (2011)
- 75households
- 61.0%literacy
- 841214PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 841214.** Shekhpura falls in Jalalpur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841214
- Gram panchayatAnawal
- Community development blockJalalpur
- Census village code233526

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?

- Jalalpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)14 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)14 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Piona
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 70% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Jalalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**67%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****7%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**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 · ■ Jalalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**940

Working population ****19.7%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 42.9% for women. 34% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 51 (61%) · **■** Other work 11 (13%) · **■** Marginal 21 (25%)

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 Jalalpur

- Khairadih587 people
- Bangra525 people
- Juran Chhapra516 people
- Bangra500 people
- Nathanpura345 people
- Kishunpur302 people
- Kariahi276 people

[All 71 villages in Jalalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/jalalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?841214
- How far is Shekhpura from Chhapra?14 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Saran district (Jalalpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?61.0% (Census 2011)