# Shankarpur Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Shankarpur

Shankarpur is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,151 people in 538 households**, the 24th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 3,151people (2011)
- 538households
- 58.5%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Shankarpur PIN code and other codes

Shankarpur falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParmanandpur.
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code221018

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?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)85 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)13 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
- ●Post officeIn 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 · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 Shankarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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, 18 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shankarpur · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****29%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**949

Working population ****26.2%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 49.4% for women. 39% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 67 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 155 (19%) · **■** Marginal 301 (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 Basantpur

- Ghauspurpatti3,613 people
- Bishunpur Shiwaram3,489 people
- Lalpurgot3,439 people
- Bauraha3,216 people
- Bishunpur Chaudhary3,076 people
- Saheban2,805 people
- Kusahar Arazi2,738 people
- Bhagwanpur2,695 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shankarpur from Supaul?85 km by road
- What is the population of Shankarpur?3,151 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shankarpur in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shankarpur?58.5% (Census 2011)