# Sheikhpura Village, Hussainabad, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Hussainabad, Palamu 

# Sheikhpura

Sheikhpura is a village in Hussainabad sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822116**. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 174 households**, the 53rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%.

- 792people (2011)
- 174households
- 67.6%literacy
- 822116PIN code

## Sheikhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sheikhpura is 822116.** Sheikhpura falls in Hussainabad sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822116
- Community development blockHussainabad
- Census village code365024

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

## How far is Sheikhpura from nearby towns?

- Hussainabad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)80 km by road
- Hussainabad (nearest town)6 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 Sheikhpura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sheikhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Shekhapura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hussainabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Sheikhpura known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 97% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Sheikhpura

Of every 100 households in Sheikhpura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Hussainabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sheikhpura?

■ Sheikhpura · ■ Hussainabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**64.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1243**

**938

Working population ****45.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 48.5% for women. 46% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (7%) · **■** Marginal 330 (91%)

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 Hussainabad

- Chaukhanda902 people
- Upri Khurd875 people
- Kajrat854 people
- Langar Kot832 people
- Supha781 people
- Chankar Gopal751 people
- Nawadih747 people
- Khardiha746 people

[All 175 villages in Hussainabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/hussainabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sheikhpura?822116
- How far is Sheikhpura from Medininagar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sheikhpura?792 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sheikhpura in?Palamu district (Hussainabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sheikhpura?67.6% (Census 2011)