# Shahbazpur Village, Riga, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/shahbazpur/ Village · Riga, Sitamarhi # Shahbazpur Shahbazpur is a village in Riga sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,800 people in 1,247 households**, the 12th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.2%. - 5,800people (2011) - 1,247households - 63.8%literacy - 889females per 1,000 males ## Shahbazpur PIN code and other codes Shahbazpur falls in Riga sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahbajpur - Community development blockRiga - Census village code219378 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahbazpur from nearby towns? - Riga (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)25 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)25 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 Shahbazpur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shahbazpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Majhaulia - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Shahbazpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 323 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Shahbazpur Of every 100 households in Shahbazpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shahbazpur · ■ Riga rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****24%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **35% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****47%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **28% Own their home ****100%** **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 Shahbazpur? ■ Shahbazpur · ■ Riga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **54.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **937 Working population ****25.8%** **28.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.2% for men and 54.2% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 557 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 654 (44%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 141 (9%) · **■** Marginal 117 (8%) 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 Riga - Panchhaur6,442 people - Posua Patania6,387 people - Rampur Gangauli6,272 people - Kapraul Siroman5,924 people - Sirahi5,608 people - Bhagwanpur5,519 people - Mahesia5,301 people - Kusumari5,270 people [All 42 villages in Riga](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/riga/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahbazpur from Sitamarhi?25 km by road - What is the population of Shahbazpur?5,800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahbazpur in?Sitamarhi district (Riga sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahbazpur?63.8% (Census 2011)