# Shahpur Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/shahpur/ Village · Sonepur, Saran # Shahpur Shahpur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841101**. The 2011 Census counted **13,547 people in 2,213 households**, the 2nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 13,547people (2011) - 2,213households - 64.0%literacy - 841101PIN code ## Shahpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shahpur is 841101.** Shahpur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841101 - Gram panchayatJahangirpur, Shahpur Diyara - Community development blockSonepur - Census village code234557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns? - Sonepur (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)52 km by road - Sonepur (nearest town)2 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 Shahpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●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 · Sonepur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sonepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonepur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 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 Shahpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Shahpur Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 27 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shahpur · ■ Sonepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **26% Toilet within the home ****31%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****50%** **57% Television ****23%** **27% Mobile phone ****49%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shahpur? ■ Shahpur · ■ Sonepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **905 Working population ****24.8%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.5% for men and 51.5% for women. 41% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 534 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (17%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 802 (24%) · **■** Marginal 1,420 (42%) 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 Sonepur - Sabalpur27,262 people - Kharika8,716 people - Naya Ganw8,575 people - Dumari Buzurg7,899 people - Saidpur7,757 people [All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shahpur?841101 - How far is Shahpur from Chhapra?52 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur?13,547 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?64.0% (Census 2011)