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- LGD code
- 231878
- Pincode
- 841406
- Post office
- Basantpur (Siwan)
- Population
- 3,745
- Households
- 658
- Literacy rate
- 55.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1060 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,188
2011 സെൻസസ് · താരതമ്യത്തിൽ
Shakra താരതമ്യം
By population, Shakra ranks #11 of 71 villages in Maharajganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.6%
−0.4% vs mandal average
- Shakra
- 55.6%
- Maharajganj mandal
- 56.0%
- Siwan district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,060
+30 vs mandal average
- Shakra
- 1,060
- Maharajganj mandal
- 1,030
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shakra
- 5.7
- Maharajganj mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shakra ഒറ്റനോട്ടത്തിൽ
Shakra ബിഹാർയിലെ സിവാൻ ജില്ല, Maharajganj ബ്ലോക്ക്ൽ 3,745 പേർ 658 കുടുംബങ്ങളിൽ (2011 സെൻസസ്) താമസിക്കുന്ന ഗ്രാമമാണ്, Maharajganj ബ്ലോക്ക്ലെ 71 ഗ്രാമങ്ങളിൽ വലുപ്പത്തിൽ 11-ാമത്. സാക്ഷരത 56%, ബ്ലോക്ക് ശരാശരി 56% നു തുല്യം ലിംഗാനുപാതം 1,000 പുരുഷന്മാർക്ക് 1,060 സ്ത്രീകൾ. പിൻകോഡ് 841406, Basantpur (Siwan) പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസിന് കീഴിൽ; LGD ഗ്രാമ കോഡ് 231878. പ്രസിഡന്റ് puja kumari; ഗ്രാമം Raja Pakar നിയമസഭാ മണ്ഡലത്തിലാണ്, എംഎൽഎ Mahendra Ram. 2026ൽ ജനസംഖ്യ ഏകദേശം 4,415, 2011നെക്കാൾ 18% കൂടുതൽ.
ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്: Sarangpur →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shakra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MAHARAJGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sarangpur
- Total area (ha)
- 378.12
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 229.16
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shakra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
പ്രധാന വിവരങ്ങൾ — Shakra
- LGD code
- 231878
- Pincode
- 841406
- Post office
- Basantpur (Siwan)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,745
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,415
- Households
- 658
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1060
- Literacy rate
- 55.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Hajipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Raja Pakar
- Member of Parliament
- Chirag Paswan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Ram
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- puja kumari
- Block / Mandal
- Maharajganj
അതേ പിൻകോഡ്
Villages sharing pincode 841406
- BasaonBasantpur mandal12,752 pop
- PokhraMaharajganj mandal6,479 pop
- DeuriyaMaharajganj mandal6,209 pop
- Kas DeuraMaharajganj mandal6,208 pop
- PaterhaMaharajganj mandal6,118 pop
- SurajpuraBasantpur mandal5,914 pop
- BasantpurBasantpur mandal5,684 pop
- TakipurMaharajganj mandal5,643 pop
- JigrawnMaharajganj mandal4,645 pop
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Maharajganj മണ്ഡലം മറ്റ് ഗ്രാമങ്ങൾ
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)