Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 996 people in 199 households, the 17th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 996 people (2011) - 199 households - 62.9% literacy - 964 females per 1,000 males ## Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur PIN code and other codes Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Belao - Community development block Shekhopur Sarai - Census village code 243896 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ) 25 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Barbigha - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Barbigha - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur known for? The main crops are paddy. About 89% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur Of every 100 households in Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 9% - Toilet within the home 13% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 87% 67% - Tap water 2% 4% - Drinking water within premises 38% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93% - Use banking services 28% 44% - Television 10% 12% - Mobile phone 24% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 6% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 54% 30% - Own their home 97% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur? ■ Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.9% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 865 923 - Working population 43.4% 37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 49.0% for women. 44% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 88 (20%) · ■ Farm labourers 261 (60%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 32 (7%) · ■ Marginal 44 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shekhopur Sarai - Sadikpur 1,541 people - Paharia 1,497 people - Panhesa 1,461 people - Bara Bigha 1,136 people - Rahincha 940 people - Mian Bigha 876 people - Khuria 773 people - Haidar Chak 697 people All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai ## Quick answers - How far is Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur from Sheikhpura? 25 km by road - What is the population of Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur? 996 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur in? Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur? 62.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/jahangirpur-urf-madhepur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.