# Shahpur Buzurg Village, Patepur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/shahpur-buzurg/ Village · Patepur, Vaishali # Shahpur Buzurg Shahpur Buzurg is a village in Patepur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,565 people in 381 households**, the 78th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%. - 1,565people (2011) - 381households - 75.1%literacy - 902females per 1,000 males ## Shahpur Buzurg PIN code and other codes Shahpur Buzurg falls in Patepur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarlochanpur Sukki - Community development blockPatepur - Census village code235099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahpur Buzurg from nearby towns? - Patepur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)30 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 Buzurg? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Shahpur Buzurg; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahua - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patepur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Buzurg known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Buzurg Of every 100 households in Shahpur Buzurg in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shahpur Buzurg · ■ Patepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****12%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **80% Tap water ****4%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****11%** **49% Television ****2%** **9% Mobile phone ****35%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **19% 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 Shahpur Buzurg? ■ Shahpur Buzurg · ■ Patepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **62.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **937 Working population ****77.0%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 64.6% for women. 79% of men and 75% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (7%) · **■** Household industry 519 (43%) · **■** Other work 50 (4%) · **■** Marginal 517 (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 Patepur - Rupanpatti1,802 people - Lohani Patti1,783 people - Bhagwanpur Kaiju1,766 people - Murtazapur Dumri1,752 people - Rasulpur Kawa1,563 people - Subhankarpur Tikauli1,513 people - Mohammadpur Suki1,504 people - Ganga Das Chak1,492 people [All 143 villages in Patepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/patepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahpur Buzurg from Hajipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Shahpur Buzurg?1,565 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahpur Buzurg in?Vaishali district (Patepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shahpur Buzurg?75.1% (Census 2011)