About Tola Sheikhpura Village

Tola Sheikhpura is a mid sized village in Chanan tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,130, made up of 590 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares.

Tola Sheikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tola Sheikhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Chanan
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	1,130
Male Population	590
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Tola Sheikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Tola Sheikhpura is the 34th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 588 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Tola Sheikhpura

Tola Sheikhpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tola Sheikhpura as Available within 10+ 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 Tola Sheikhpura from other places

Tola Sheikhpura lies about 85 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khagaria, about 2.1 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 Tola Sheikhpura
Nearest railway station	Khagaria	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanan	24 km
District headquarters	Banka	85 km

Villages closest to Tola Sheikhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanan 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 Tola Sheikhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Tola Sheikhpura village had a population of 1,130. That makes it the 34th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 588 residents.

Tola Sheikhpura village has 590 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tola Sheikhpura has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Tola Sheikhpura covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Tola Sheikhpura falls under Chanan tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Tola Sheikhpura is Khagaria, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tola Sheikhpura.

Tola Sheikhpura is about 85 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tola Sheikhpura is in Chanan tehsil of Banka district. Khagaria is about 2.1 km away. Chanan is about 24 km away. Banka is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.