# Shakra Village, Ziradei, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ziradei, Siwan 

# Shakra

Shakra is a village in Ziradei sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,075 people in 588 households**, the 18th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 3,075people (2011)
- 588households
- 71.1%literacy
- 1,085females per 1,000 males

## Shakra PIN code and other codes

Shakra falls in Ziradei sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShakra
- Community development blockZiradei
- Census village code232085

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

## How far is Shakra from nearby towns?

- Ziradei (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)22 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 Shakra?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Shakra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ziradei
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathuwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Shakra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Shakra

Of every 100 households in Shakra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shakra · ■ Ziradei rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**92%

Use banking services ****91%**

**83%

Television ****2%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**10%

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 Shakra?

■ Shakra · ■ Ziradei rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047**

**934

Working population ****33.5%**

**28.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 60.4% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 227 (22%) · **■** Marginal 756 (73%)

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 Ziradei

- Jiradei3,292 people
- Surwal3,205 people
- Majhwalia3,192 people
- Miyan Ke Bhathkan3,114 people
- Berhea2,926 people
- Piprahia2,874 people
- Muian2,855 people
- Chandauli Gangauli2,802 people

[All 81 villages in Ziradei](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/ziradei/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shakra from Siwan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Shakra?3,075 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shakra in?Siwan district (Ziradei sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shakra?71.1% (Census 2011)