Shakra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Shakra ranks #18 of 81 villages in Ziradei mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shakra is a village of 3,075 people in 588 households (Census 2011) in Ziradei block, Siwan district, Bihar, the 18th-largest of 81 villages in Ziradei block. Literacy is 58%, 1 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,085 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841245, served by Zeradei post office; the LGD village code is 232085. The sarpanch is BHAGMANI KUMARI, and the village votes in Kanti assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajit Kumar. The population is estimated at 3,625 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sakara →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakra · this village | 3,075 | 58% | — |
| Manian · Ziradei | 3,932 | 55% | — |
| Chhitanpur · Ziradei | 1,419 | 53% | — |
| Shankarpur · Ziradei | 1,113 | 63% | — |
| Bardahan · Ziradei | 759 | 53% | — |
| Fajulhi · Ziradei | 151 | 56% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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