# Shahjahanpur Village, Pupri, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pupri, Sitamarhi 

# Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur is a village in Pupri sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,033 people in 466 households**, the 27th largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 2,033people (2011)
- 466households
- 60.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Shahjahanpur PIN code and other codes

Shahjahanpur falls in Pupri sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBora Bajitpur
- Community development blockPupri
- Census village code219734

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

## How far is Shahjahanpur from nearby towns?

- Pupri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Janakpur Road (nearest town)10 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 Shahjahanpur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shahjahanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chandauna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Shahjahanpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Shahjahanpur

Of every 100 households in Shahjahanpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahjahanpur · ■ Pupri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****14%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Shahjahanpur?

■ Shahjahanpur · ■ Pupri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**951

Working population ****28.7%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (32%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (38%) · **■** Marginal 88 (15%)

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 Pupri

- Belmohan2,567 people
- Mahima Rasulpur2,433 people
- Madhubani2,421 people
- Chainpur2,258 people
- Manikpur2,026 people
- Dumra Dumrapatti1,775 people
- Hirauli1,705 people
- Jalalpur Bangri1,597 people

[All 45 villages in Pupri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/pupri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahjahanpur from Sitamarhi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shahjahanpur?2,033 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahjahanpur in?Sitamarhi district (Pupri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahjahanpur?60.6% (Census 2011)