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- LGD code
- 218512
- Pincode
- 845457
- Post office
- Patahi (East Champaran)
- Population
- 10,780
- Households
- 2,463
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,661
Census 2011 · in context
How Bara Shankar compares
By population, Bara Shankar ranks #2 of 37 villages in Patahi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.7%
−3.0% vs mandal average
- Bara Shankar
- 39.7%
- Patahi mandal
- 42.7%
- Purbi Champaran district
- 44.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
+14 vs mandal average
- Bara Shankar
- 916
- Patahi mandal
- 902
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Bara Shankar
- 4.4
- Patahi mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bara Shankar at a glance
Bara Shankar is a village of 10,780 people in 2,463 households (Census 2011) in Patahi block, Purbi Champaran district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 37 villages in Patahi block. Literacy is 40%, 3 points below the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 845457, served by Patahi (East Champaran) post office; the LGD village code is 218512. The village votes in Aurai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nishad. The population is estimated at 12,710 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Patahi West →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bara Shankar · this village | 10,780 | 40% | — |
| Patahi Jadu · Patahi | 10,040 | 41% | — |
| Bela Baiju · Patahi | 6,767 | 45% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bara Shankar
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PAKRI DAYAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Bara Shankar
- Total area (ha)
- 852.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 592.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bara 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 — Bara Shankar
- LGD code
- 218512
- Pincode
- 845457
- Post office
- Patahi (East Champaran)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,780
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,710
- Households
- 2,463
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 39.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Muzaffarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Aurai
- Member of Parliament
- Raj Bhushan Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rama Nishad
- Block / Mandal
- Patahi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 845457
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bara Shankar
Other villages in Patahi mandal
View all 40+ →- Bokane Kalan
- Patahi Jadu
- Saraia Gopal
- Jihuli
- Padumrier
- Parsauni Kapur
- Bakhri
- Bela Baiju
- Champapur
- Kodariya Hetim
- Betauna
- Suga Pipar
- Dewapur
- Mahamada Woli
- Belahi Ram
- Gonahi
- Non Pharwa
- Balua Zulfaqarabad
- Lahsania
- Gamhariya
- Rampur Manorath
- Bhit Gharwa
- Mohammadpur
- Mirzapur
- Khutauna
- Narayanpur
- Mujia
- Khori Pakar
- Ratan Sagar
- Dumri Baiju
- Gujraul
- Bokane Khurd
- Balua Urf Dumri Gobind
- Alisherpur
- Birta Tola
- Chainpur
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)