# Shahapur Banjar Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/shahapur-banjar/ Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad # Shahapur Banjar Shahapur Banjar is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **874 people in 159 households**, the 110th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%. - 874people (2011) - 159households - 74.6%literacy - 951females per 1,000 males ## Shahapur Banjar PIN code and other codes Shahapur Banjar falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGangapur - Census village code549224 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shahapur Banjar from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)20 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)20 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 Shahapur Banjar? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shahapur Banjar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Auo Bad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Shahapur Banjar known for? About 93% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Shahapur Banjar Of every 100 households in Shahapur Banjar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shahapur Banjar · ■ Gangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **68% Toilet within the home ****15%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **81% Tap water ****96%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **83% Use banking services ****87%** **64% Television ****67%** **45% Mobile phone ****78%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****49%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **22% Own their home ****90%** **90% 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 Shahapur Banjar? ■ Shahapur Banjar · ■ Gangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%** **73.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **856 Working population ****48.5%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 62.9% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (27%) · **■** Household industry 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 37 (9%) · **■** Marginal 92 (22%) 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 Gangapur - Malunja Kh.902 people - Palasgaon894 people - Takliwadi887 people - Siddhapur881 people - Babargaon865 people - Bhagathan861 people - Mandwa854 people - Kalegaon846 people [All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shahapur Banjar from Aurangabad?20 km by road - What is the population of Shahapur Banjar?874 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shahapur Banjar in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shahapur Banjar?74.6% (Census 2011)