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About Shekhapur Village

Shekhapur is a small village in Sillod tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 217 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.83 hectares hectares.

Shekhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Sillod
Area (hectares) 286.83 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 217
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents. Its 286.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Shekhapur

Shekhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shekhapur from other places

Shekhapur lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagahabishunpur, about 4.7 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 Shekhapur
Nearest railway station Bagahabishunpur 4.7 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sillod 22 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 22 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur

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

Common questions about Shekhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur village had a population of 397. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents.

Shekhapur village has 217 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Shekhapur covers 286.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhapur falls under Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur is Bagahabishunpur, about 4.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shekhapur.

Shekhapur is about 22 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur is in Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bagahabishunpur is about 4.7 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 17 km away. Sillod is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahuli (11 km), Shivna (15 km) and Bankinhola (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shekhapur today is likely to be higher.

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