# Shankarpur Village, Sursand, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sursand, Sitamarhi 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Sursand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,783 people in 680 households**, the 16th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 3,783people (2011)
- 680households
- 38.5%literacy
- 905females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Sursand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaruki, Kumma
- Community development blockSursand
- Census village code219214

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

## How far is Shankarpur from nearby towns?

- Sursand (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)18 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 Shankarpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shankarpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sutihara Ram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Shankarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 254 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Shankarpur

Of every 100 households in Shankarpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Sursand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****17%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

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 Shankarpur?

■ Shankarpur · ■ Sursand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**927

Working population ****43.3%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.0% for men and 31.3% for women. 51% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 173 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 812 (50%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (3%) · **■** Marginal 584 (36%)

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 Sursand

- Banauli4,449 people
- Koriahi urf Kalyanpatti4,263 people
- Baghari4,000 people
- Harari Dularpur3,818 people
- Kararbana3,682 people
- Chandpatti3,650 people
- Parsa urf Parsad3,469 people
- Makunahia3,341 people

[All 53 villages in Sursand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sursand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Sitamarhi?18 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?3,783 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Sitamarhi district (Sursand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?38.5% (Census 2011)