About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,654, made up of 878 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Area (hectares)	81 hectares
Population	1,654
Male Population	878
Female Population	776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 37th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Sarhikita, Sarhikita Arazi, Sarokh and Sarokh Inglish. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 1,654. That makes it the 37th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Shekhpur village has 878 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 886.

Shekhpur covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Shekhpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.