# Sheikhpura Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Sheikhpura

Sheikhpura is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **813 people in 157 households**, the 62nd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 813people (2011)
- 157households
- 45.8%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Sheikhpura PIN code and other codes

Sheikhpura falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaharauli
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232840

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

## How far is Sheikhpura from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)50 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 Sheikhpura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Sheikhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Sheikhpura

Of every 100 households in Sheikhpura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****75%**

**58%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sheikhpura?

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1565**

**965

Working population ****4.7%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.9% for men and 34.2% for women. 8% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 6 (16%) · **■** Marginal 30 (79%)

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 Mashrakh

- Khairanpur910 people
- Korranw877 people
- Shamaspura834 people
- Balua816 people
- Mahesh Chhapra797 people
- Siuri697 people
- Narhar Barwa472 people
- Khap Sarsath125 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sheikhpura from Chhapra?47 km by road
- What is the population of Sheikhpura?813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhpura in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpura?45.8% (Census 2011)