# Shahpur Khurd Village, Chehra Kalan, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/shahpur-khurd/ Village · Chehra Kalan, Vaishali # Shahpur Khurd Shahpur Khurd is a village in Chehra Kalan sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,278 people in 517 households**, the 15th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 3,278people (2011) - 517households - 69.7%literacy - 898females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur Khurd PIN code and other codes Shahpur Khurd falls in Chehra Kalan sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShahpur Khurd - Community development blockChehra Kalan - Census village code235058 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur Khurd from nearby towns? - Chehra Kalan (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)32 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)32 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 Khurd? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Premraj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chehra Kalan - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Shahpur Khurd known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 145 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Shahpur Khurd in 2011, 6 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shahpur Khurd · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **4% Toilet within the home ****22%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****28%** **52% Television ****10%** **11% Mobile phone ****80%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **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 Khurd? ■ Shahpur Khurd · ■ Chehra Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1012** **908 Working population ****32.3%** **33.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 106 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 288 (27%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 133 (13%) · **■** Marginal 515 (49%) 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 Chehra Kalan - Chapait4,221 people - Ababakarpur3,531 people - Kaila Jalalpur Urf Jalalpur3,502 people - Tal Sihan3,297 people - Mathna Mal Urf Mohammadpur2,881 people - Rasulpur Daud2,819 people - Sherpur Jalal2,738 people - Basti2,492 people [All 53 villages in Chehra Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/chehra-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur Khurd from Hajipur?32 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur Khurd?3,278 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur Khurd in?Vaishali district (Chehra Kalan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Khurd?69.7% (Census 2011)