# Shekhpura Chak Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Lalganj, Vaishali 

# Shekhpura Chak

Shekhpura Chak is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **144 people in 30 households**, the 91st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 144people (2011)
- 30households
- 66.4%literacy
- 1,149females per 1,000 males

## Shekhpura Chak PIN code and other codes

Shekhpura Chak falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhatauli Bhagwanpur
- Community development blockLalganj
- Census village code234829

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

## How far is Shekhpura Chak from nearby towns?

- Lalganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Lalganj (nearest town)10 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 Shekhpura Chak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lalganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Shekhpura Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Shekhpura Chak

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura Chak in 2011, 77 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekhpura Chak · ■ Lalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**39%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**18%

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 Shekhpura Chak?

■ Shekhpura Chak · ■ Lalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**895

Working population ****28.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 58.5% for women. 58% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 14 (34%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (56%) · **■** Marginal 3 (7%)

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 Lalganj

- Jalalpur Anrudh277 people
- Jalalpur Gopi Maliki252 people
- Chak Saleh Urf Lalpura241 people
- Rahmatpur Sirsa Ram Rae151 people
- Bhusahi Urf Aurangabad117 people

[All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekhpura Chak from Hajipur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura Chak?144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura Chak in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura Chak?66.4% (Census 2011)