# Shekhpura Village, Dumri, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Dumri, Gumla 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Dumri sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835230**. The 2011 Census counted **242 people in 37 households**, the 54th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 242people (2011)
- 37households
- 77.6%literacy
- 835230PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 835230.** Shekhpura falls in Dumri sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835230
- Gram panchayatKarni
- Community development blockDumri
- Census village code376190

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Dumri (sub-district HQ)72 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)10 km by road
- Gumla (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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Karmdon
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dumri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 0% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura

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

■ Shekhpura · ■ Dumri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**8%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****54%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Dumri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****370**

**962

Working population ****47.5%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 70.5% for women. 48% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (15%) · **■** Marginal 38 (33%)

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 Dumri

- Ekamba361 people
- Perwantoli349 people
- Sankhsardih341 people
- Hathlada274 people
- Galu236 people
- Katari235 people
- Naugain228 people
- Chandawal217 people

[All 63 villages in Dumri](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/dumri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?835230
- How far is Shekhpura from Gumla?10 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Gumla district (Dumri sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?77.6% (Census 2011)