# Shaikhpura Village, Mahnar, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Mahnar, Vaishali 

# Shaikhpura

Shaikhpura is a village in Mahnar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,328 people in 628 households**, the 12th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 3,328people (2011)
- 628households
- 67.5%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Shaikhpura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKarnauti
- Community development blockMahnar
- Census village code236106

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

## How far is Shaikhpura from nearby towns?

- Mahnar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Mahanar (nearest town)16 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 Shaikhpura?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Shaikhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jandaha
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jandaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahanar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Shaikhpura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Shaikhpura

Of every 100 households in Shaikhpura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shaikhpura · ■ Mahnar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**70%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****21%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**20%

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 Shaikhpura?

■ Shaikhpura · ■ Mahnar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**908

Working population ****30.8%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 55.1% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (40%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (10%) · **■** Marginal 430 (42%)

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

- Alipur Hatta4,258 people
- Karnauti4,246 people
- Bagh Naucha3,743 people
- Mahindwara3,677 people
- Sarmastpur3,285 people
- Jaoj3,262 people
- Rupnarayanpur2,968 people
- Gorgawan2,720 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Shaikhpura from Hajipur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Shaikhpura?3,328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shaikhpura in?Vaishali district (Mahnar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shaikhpura?67.5% (Census 2011)