# Shekhpura Village, Hasanpura, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hasanpura, Siwan 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Hasanpura sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841236**. The 2011 Census counted **2,677 people in 458 households**, the 14th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 2,677people (2011)
- 458households
- 77.9%literacy
- 841236PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 841236.** Shekhpura falls in Hasanpura sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841236
- Gram panchayatShekhpura
- Community development blockHasanpura
- Census village code232633

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Hasanpura (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)17 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)17 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 Shekhpura?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Siwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 22 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Hasanpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**92%

Use banking services ****85%**

**77%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Hasanpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1088**

**1047

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**955

Working population ****18.9%**

**25.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 70.4% for women. 37% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 90 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (11%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 213 (42%) · **■** Marginal 128 (25%)

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 Hasanpura

- Rafipur3,384 people
- Mandrauli3,188 people
- Usri Khurd3,126 people
- Mandrapali2,876 people
- Dhanauti2,664 people
- Parauli2,616 people
- Karmansi2,589 people
- Rasulpur2,529 people

[All 65 villages in Hasanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/hasanpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?841236
- How far is Shekhpura from Siwan?17 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?2,677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Siwan district (Hasanpura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?77.9% (Census 2011)