# Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa Village, Hajipur, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/shaikhra-urf-shalkhwa/ Village · Hajipur, Vaishali # Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa is a village in Hajipur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **377 people in 47 households**, the 128th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 377people (2011) - 47households - 51.2%literacy - 984females per 1,000 males ## Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa PIN code and other codes Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa falls in Hajipur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDaulatput Chandi - Community development blockHajipur - Census village code235563 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa from nearby towns? - Hajipur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)8 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)8 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 Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Damodarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haji Pur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 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 Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa Of every 100 households in Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa · ■ Hajipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **24% Toilet within the home ****35%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **63% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **85% Use banking services ****61%** **60% Television ****12%** **25% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **14% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa? ■ Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa · ■ Hajipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.2%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **887 Working population ****27.6%** **27.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (30%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 44 (42%) · **■** Marginal 25 (24%) 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 Hajipur - Khalaf Bag415 people - Chak Rasul414 people - Karimabad414 people - Bishunpur Patwa413 people - Manua Khalak Dad360 people - Minapur Rae359 people - Jethui Nizamat353 people - Moazampur351 people [All 211 villages in Hajipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa from Hajipur?8 km by road - What is the population of Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa?377 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa in?Vaishali district (Hajipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shaikhra Urf Shalkhwa?51.2% (Census 2011)