# Shahpur Village, Chhatapur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chhatapur, Supaul 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Chhatapur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,897 people in 369 households**, the 48th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.0%.

- 1,897people (2011)
- 369households
- 63.9%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Chhatapur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChunni
- Community development blockChhatapur
- Census village code221093

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

## How far is Shahpur from nearby towns?

- Chhatapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)80 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)30 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 Shahpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chhattappur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Supaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shahpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Shahpur

Of every 100 households in Shahpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Chhatapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**68%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**60%

Television ****6%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shahpur?

■ Shahpur · ■ Chhatapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**58.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**959

Working population ****34.8%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 56.9% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 276 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (11%) · **■** Other work 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 307 (47%)

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 Chhatapur

- Indarpur2,395 people
- Karliana2,125 people
- Bhawanipur1,978 people
- Mahadeopatti1,976 people
- Barhmotar1,892 people
- Gurdharia1,778 people
- Khuti1,697 people
- Patti Ratan Sar1,675 people

[All 66 villages in Chhatapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/chhatapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Supaul?80 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?1,897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Supaul district (Chhatapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?63.9% (Census 2011)