# Shahpur Village, Mahnar, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahnar, Vaishali 

# Shahpur

Shahpur is a village in Mahnar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,479 people in 251 households**, the 32nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 1,479people (2011)
- 251households
- 66.9%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Shahpur PIN code and other codes

Shahpur falls in Mahnar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGorgawan
- Community development blockMahnar
- Census village code236122

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?

- Mahnar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Mahanar (nearest town)5 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?

4 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahnar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahanar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 1 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahpur · ■ Mahnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**70%

Tap water ****38%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****55%**

**53%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Mahnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**908

Working population ****19.8%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 60.0% for women. 36% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (48%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 127 (43%)

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 Mahnar

- Darabpur1,560 people
- Simra Urf Simra Chak Fatma1,548 people
- Parmanandpur1,499 people
- Jalalpur1,488 people
- Bharhan1,424 people
- Makunpur Urf Makundpur1,411 people
- Manik Patti1,302 people
- Bahlolpur1,097 people

[All 62 villages in Mahnar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/mahnar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahpur from Hajipur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Shahpur?1,479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahpur in?Vaishali district (Mahnar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shahpur?66.9% (Census 2011)