Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Panchi Panchi is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 9,302 people in 1,625 households, the 1st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 9,302 people (2011) - 1,625 households - 73.3% literacy - 888 females per 1,000 males ## Panchi PIN code and other codes Panchi falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Panchi - Community development block Shekhopur Sarai - Census village code 243872 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Panchi from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ) 25 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town) 14 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Panchi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Panchi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society 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 10+ km · Neemee - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Nimi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 5 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Panchi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 81% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 497 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Panchi Of every 100 households in Panchi in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Panchi · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average - Electricity for lighting 2% 9% - Toilet within the home 15% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 67% - Tap water 1% 4% - Drinking water within premises 50% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 85% 93% - Use banking services 44% 44% - Television 3% 12% - Mobile phone 56% 59% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 2% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 36% 30% - Own their home 98% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Panchi? ■ Panchi · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.3% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 920 923 - Working population 44.8% 37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 67.5% for women. 47% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 399 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,143 (27%) · ■ Household industry 122 (3%) · ■ Other work 176 (4%) · ■ Marginal 2,325 (56%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shekhopur Sarai - Belao 8,305 people - Nimi 6,193 people - Charuanwan 6,088 people - Amari 5,844 people All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai ## Quick answers - How far is Panchi from Sheikhpura? 25 km by road - What is the population of Panchi? 9,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Panchi in? Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Panchi? 73.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/panchi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.