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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
REKHA DEVI
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- LGD code
- 253264
- Pincode
- 824121
- Post office
- Jamhor
- Population
- 1,896
- Households
- 332
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Sex ratio
- 951 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 528
Census 2011 · in context
How Shankarpur compares
By population, Shankarpur ranks #35 of 151 villages in Obra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.2%
−5.7% vs mandal average
Shankarpur53.2%
Obra mandal58.9%
Aurangabad district57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
951
+25 vs mandal average
Shankarpur951
Obra mandal926
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
Shankarpur5.7
Obra mandal6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shankarpur at a glance
Shankarpur is a village of 1,896 people in 332 households (Census 2011) in Obra block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 151 villages in Obra block. Literacy is 53%, 6 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 951 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824121, served by Jamhor post office; the LGD village code is 253264. The sarpanch is REKHA DEVI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 2,235 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shankarpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AURANGABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 13
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sarsauli
- Total area (ha)
- 145
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 127.66
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shankarpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shankarpur
- LGD code
- 253264
- Pincode
- 824121
- Post office
- Jamhor
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,896
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,235
- Households
- 332
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 951
- Literacy rate
- 53.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- REKHA DEVI
- Block / Mandal
- Obra
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
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