# Shekh Duman Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/shekh-duman/ Village · Sonepur, Saran # Shekh Duman Shekh Duman is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,437 people in 530 households**, the 23rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 3,437people (2011) - 530households - 68.8%literacy - 874females per 1,000 males ## Shekh Duman PIN code and other codes Shekh Duman falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChaturpur - Community development blockSonepur - Census village code234502 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekh Duman from nearby towns? - Sonepur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)44 km by road - Sonepur (nearest town)12 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 Shekh Duman? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shekh Duman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 · Sonepur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sonepur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Shekh Duman known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Shekh Duman Of every 100 households in Shekh Duman in 2011, 19 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekh Duman · ■ Sonepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****19%** **26% Toilet within the home ****22%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **74% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****42%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **88% Use banking services ****78%** **57% Television ****52%** **27% Mobile phone ****80%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **19% 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 Shekh Duman? ■ Shekh Duman · ■ Sonepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****874** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **905 Working population ****22.9%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 56.7% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (31%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 227 (29%) · **■** Marginal 256 (32%) 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 - Kaleanpur3,608 people - Jahangirpur3,498 people - Baijalpur Kesho3,468 people - Murthan3,442 people - Chausia3,313 people - Sobhepur3,205 people - Chitarsenpur2,939 people - Mirzapur2,931 people [All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekh Duman from Chhapra?44 km by road - What is the population of Shekh Duman?3,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekh Duman in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekh Duman?68.8% (Census 2011)