# Shamshpura Village, Parsa, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Parsa, Saran 

# Shamshpura

Shamshpura is a village in Parsa sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,189 people in 305 households**, the 24th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 2,189people (2011)
- 305households
- 63.3%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Shamshpura PIN code and other codes

Shamshpura falls in Parsa sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBheldi
- Community development blockParsa
- Census village code234043

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

## How far is Shamshpura from nearby towns?

- Parsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)20 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 Shamshpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shamshpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Parsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Shamshpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Shamshpura

Of every 100 households in Shamshpura in 2011, 4 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shamshpura · ■ Parsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****55%**

**52%

Television ****21%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shamshpura?

■ Shamshpura · ■ Parsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****830**

**919

Working population ****31.5%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.3% for men and 53.8% for women. 44% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (16%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (15%) · **■** Marginal 335 (49%)

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 Parsa

- Mirzapur2,441 people
- Bariarpur2,426 people
- Kuaribir2,423 people
- Murli Sirsia2,314 people
- Chak Shahbaz2,147 people
- Gangui2,094 people
- Sikti2,085 people
- Langarpura2,082 people

[All 90 villages in Parsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/parsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shamshpura from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Shamshpura?2,189 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamshpura in?Saran district (Parsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shamshpura?63.3% (Census 2011)