# Shekhpurwa Village, Barbigha, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/shekhpurwa/ Village · Barbigha, Sheikhpura # Shekhpurwa Shekhpurwa is a village in Barbigha sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,008 people in 153 households**, the 33rd largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%. - 1,008people (2011) - 153households - 86.1%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Shekhpurwa PIN code and other codes Shekhpurwa falls in Barbigha sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKutout - Community development blockBarbigha - Census village code243836 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhpurwa from nearby towns? - Barbigha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)21 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)5 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 Shekhpurwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Barbigha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Shekhpurwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Shekhpurwa Of every 100 households in Shekhpurwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhpurwa · ■ Barbigha rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **14% Toilet within the home ****42%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **64% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **95% Use banking services ****86%** **45% Television ****25%** **15% Mobile phone ****83%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **28% 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 Shekhpurwa? ■ Shekhpurwa · ■ Barbigha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **66.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770** **962 Working population ****26.8%** **35.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 76.2% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 217 (80%) 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 Barbigha - Gordih1,125 people - Baijnathpur1,093 people - Daria Chak1,073 people - Milki Chak1,009 people - Saraia871 people - Khalil Chak799 people - Dumri697 people - Mahamda668 people [All 63 villages in Barbigha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/barbigha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhpurwa from Sheikhpura?21 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpurwa?1,008 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpurwa in?Sheikhpura district (Barbigha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpurwa?86.1% (Census 2011)