About Shaikhpura Village

Shaikhpura is one of the larger villages in Bhargama tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,517, made up of 2,858 males and 2,659 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares.

Shaikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaikhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Bhargama
Area (hectares)	692 hectares
Population	5,517
Male Population	2,858
Female Population	2,659
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shaikhpura is the 17th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shaikhpura

Shaikhpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shaikhpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaikhpura from other places

Shaikhpura lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shaikhpura
Nearest railway station	Simraha	17 km
Nearest town	Chhātāpur	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhargama	34 km
District headquarters	Araria	34 km

Villages closest to Shaikhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhargama tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shaikhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaikhpura village had a population of 5,517. That makes it the 17th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,484 residents.

Shaikhpura village has 2,858 males and 2,659 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaikhpura has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Shaikhpura covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaikhpura falls under Bhargama tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shaikhpura is Simraha, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shaikhpura.

Shaikhpura is about 34 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaikhpura is in Bhargama tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 17 km away. Chhātāpur is about 19 km away. Bhargama is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.