About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 148 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.26 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Kutumba
Area (hectares)	97.26 hectares
Population	294
Male Population	148
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 173rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 97.26 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 16 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 12 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 Shekhpura
Tehsil headquarters	Kutumba	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Barkisalaiya	12 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	14 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	16 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kutumba 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 Shekhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura village had a population of 294. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Shekhpura village has 148 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Shekhpura covers 97.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpura falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Barkisalaiya, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 16 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 5.7 km away. Barkisalaiya is about 12 km away. Nabīnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.