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- LGD code
- 246016
- Pincode
- 804451
- Post office
- Hazrat Sain
- Population
- 862
- Households
- 121
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Sex ratio
- 977 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 285
Census 2011 · in context
How Shahopur compares
By population, Shahopur ranks #77 of 122 villages in Dhanarua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
57.3%
+7.8% vs mandal average
- Shahopur
- 57.3%
- Dhanarua mandal
- 49.5%
- Patna district
- 59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
977
+45 vs mandal average
- Shahopur
- 977
- Dhanarua mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
7.1
+1.3 vs mandal average
- Shahopur
- 7.1
- Dhanarua mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shahopur at a glance
Shahopur is a village of 862 people in 121 households (Census 2011) in Dhanarua block, Patna district, Bihar, the 77th-largest of 122 villages in Dhanarua block. Literacy is 57%, 8 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 977 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 804451, served by Hazrat Sain post office; the LGD village code is 246016. The village votes in Matihani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh. The population is estimated at 1,016 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nimra →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shahopur · this village | 862 | 57% | — |
| Harla · Dhanarua | 4,261 | 53% | — |
| Nemra · Dhanarua | 1,735 | 55% | — |
| Panditganj · Dhanarua | 833 | 35% | — |
| Mozaffarpur · Dhanarua | 534 | 41% | — |
| Nemrapali · Dhanarua | 517 | 59% | — |
| Parmanki · Dhanarua | 410 | 43% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shahopur
- 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)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- MASAURHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 9
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nimra
- Total area (ha)
- 93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 64.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shahopur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shahopur
- LGD code
- 246016
- Pincode
- 804451
- Post office
- Hazrat Sain
- Population (Census 2011)
- 862
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,016
- Households
- 121
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 977
- Literacy rate
- 57.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Begusarai
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Matihani
- Member of Parliament
- Giriraj Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Narendra Kumar Singh Alias Bogo Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Dhanarua
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View all 60+ →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)