# Mohammadpur Shaikhpura Village, Goraul, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/goraul/mohammadpur-shaikhpura/ Village · Goraul, Vaishali # Mohammadpur Shaikhpura Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is a village in Goraul sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,617 people in 267 households**, the 42nd largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 1,617people (2011) - 267households - 71.1%literacy - 876females per 1,000 males ## Mohammadpur Shaikhpura PIN code and other codes Mohammadpur Shaikhpura falls in Goraul sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBaksama - Community development blockGoraul - Census village code235011 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mohammadpur Shaikhpura from nearby towns? - Goraul (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)35 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)35 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 Mohammadpur Shaikhpura? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mohammadpur Shaikhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahua - ○Degree college10+ km · Hajipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Goraul - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Mohammadpur Shaikhpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Mohammadpur Shaikhpura Of every 100 households in Mohammadpur Shaikhpura in 2011, 10 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mohammadpur Shaikhpura · ■ Goraul rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **4% Toilet within the home ****27%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****20%** **61% Television ****3%** **12% Mobile phone ****57%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **14% 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 Mohammadpur Shaikhpura? ■ Mohammadpur Shaikhpura · ■ Goraul rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **897 Working population ****28.4%** **30.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 60.9% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (22%) · **■** Marginal 162 (35%) 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 Goraul - Islampur1,722 people - Bhataulia1,692 people - Dhane Goraul1,685 people - Lachhmi Naryanpur1,633 people - Narayanpur Bedaulia1,579 people - Makhdumpur Urf Tal Berai1,556 people - Bhikhanpura1,451 people - Muniampur ChausiwanUrfSarangi1,365 people [All 87 villages in Goraul](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/goraul/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mohammadpur Shaikhpura from Hajipur?35 km by road - What is the population of Mohammadpur Shaikhpura?1,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mohammadpur Shaikhpura in?Vaishali district (Goraul sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mohammadpur Shaikhpura?71.1% (Census 2011)