# Shekhupursarai Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/shekhupursarai/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Shekhupursarai Shekhupursarai is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,966 people in 680 households**, the 6th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 3,966people (2011) - 680households - 72.5%literacy - 811103PIN code ## Shekhupursarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhupursarai is 811103.** Shekhupursarai falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811103 - Gram panchayatCharuwava - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243877 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhupursarai from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)18 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)14 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 Shekhupursarai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhupursarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Neemee - ○Degree college10+ km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Shekhupursarai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Shekhupursarai Of every 100 households in Shekhupursarai in 2011, 13 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhupursarai · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **9% Toilet within the home ****27%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **67% Tap water ****5%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **93% Use banking services ****47%** **44% Television ****11%** **12% Mobile phone ****58%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **30% Own their home ****96%** **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 Shekhupursarai? ■ Shekhupursarai · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **923 Working population ****28.4%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 63.0% for women. 43% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 526 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 329 (29%) · **■** Household industry 78 (7%) · **■** Other work 136 (12%) · **■** Marginal 58 (5%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Belao8,305 people - Nimi6,193 people - Charuanwan6,088 people - Amari5,844 people - Mohabbatpur3,768 people - Unaman3,699 people - Chheman2,323 people - Asthana2,269 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhupursarai?811103 - How far is Shekhupursarai from Sheikhpura?18 km by road - What is the population of Shekhupursarai?3,966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhupursarai in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhupursarai?72.5% (Census 2011)