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- LGD code
- 225535
- Pincode
- 854104
- Post office
- Gurubazar
- Population
- 6,023
- Households
- 1,058
- Literacy rate
- 34.9%
- Sex ratio
- 905 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,462
Census 2011 · in context
How Azampur Shankar compares
By population, Azampur Shankar ranks #21 of 88 villages in Barari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
34.9%
−4.7% vs mandal average
- Azampur Shankar
- 34.9%
- Barari mandal
- 39.6%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
Same as the mandal average
- Azampur Shankar
- 905
- Barari mandal
- 905
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Azampur Shankar
- 5.7
- Barari mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Azampur Shankar at a glance
Azampur Shankar is a village of 6,023 people in 1,058 households (Census 2011) in Barari block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 88 villages in Barari block. Literacy is 35%, 5 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 854104, served by Gurubazar post office; the LGD village code is 225535. The village votes in Rupauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kaladhar Prasad Mandal. The population is estimated at 7,101 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Durgapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azampur Shankar · this village | 6,023 | 35% | — |
| Durgapur · Barari | 7,741 | 34% | — |
| Azampur Shankar Milik · Barari | 561 | 6% | — |
| Naya Tola · Barari | 0 | — | — |
| Azampur Shankar Milik · Barari | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Azampur Shankar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- 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
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SUKHSAN
- Total area (ha)
- 473
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 271
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Azampur Shankar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Azampur Shankar
- LGD code
- 225535
- Pincode
- 854104
- Post office
- Gurubazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,023
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,101
- Households
- 1,058
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 905
- Literacy rate
- 34.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rupauli
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kaladhar Prasad Mandal
- Block / Mandal
- Barari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 854104
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Azampur Shankar
Other villages in Barari mandal
View all 60+ →- Barinagar
- Sukhsan
- Barari
- Bishunpur
- Mohna Chandpur
- Bakiasukhai
- Sikat
- Bareta
- Lachhmipur
- Jagdishpur
- Rounia
- Sujapur
- Bhandartal
- Sisia
- Durgapur
- Sakraili
- Kalikapur
- Bhaisdiara
- Kabar
- Baisa Gobind
- Kant Nagar
- Marpa Balua
- Gurumela
- Aminabad
- Saharia
- Lakshmipur
- Baidanda
- Sofichak
- Madhubani
- Basgarha
- Marghia
- Bhawanipur
- Jot Ram Rai
- Bandh Dighra
- Husena
- Sukhasan Milik
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)