# Paigambarpur Village, Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura (Bihar)

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Village · Sheikhpura, Sheikhpura 

# Paigambarpur

Paigambarpur is a village in Sheikhpura sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,485 people in 188 households**, the 35th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 1,485people (2011)
- 188households
- 63.7%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Paigambarpur PIN code and other codes

Paigambarpur falls in Sheikhpura sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKaithwa
- Community development blockSheikhpura
- Census village code243974

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

## How far is Paigambarpur from nearby towns?

- Sheikhpura (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)8 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 Paigambarpur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Paigambarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pachana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sheikhpura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Paigambarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Paigambarpur

Of every 100 households in Paigambarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paigambarpur · ■ Sheikhpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****57%**

**44%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

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 Paigambarpur?

■ Paigambarpur · ■ Sheikhpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**936

Working population ****27.1%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 49.8% for women. 36% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (55%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 124 (31%)

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 Sheikhpura

- Madari1,664 people
- Maninda1,608 people
- Dullapur1,602 people
- Kariho1,538 people
- Dihri1,473 people
- Dharampur1,434 people
- Khurrampur1,374 people
- Bakarpur Bank1,291 people

[All 90 villages in Sheikhpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/sheikhpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paigambarpur from Sheikhpura?8 km by road
- What is the population of Paigambarpur?1,485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paigambarpur in?Sheikhpura district (Sheikhpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paigambarpur?63.7% (Census 2011)