About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,101, made up of 549 males and 552 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Belaganj
Area (hectares)	75 hectares
Population	1,101
Male Population	549
Female Population	552
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
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 66th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Neyamatpur Halt, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Neyamatpur Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Makhdumpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	15 km
District headquarters	Gaya	15 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belaganj 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 1,101. That makes it the 66th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Shekhpura village has 549 males and 552 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Shekhpura covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Neyamatpur Halt, about under 2 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 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Neyamatpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Makhdumpur is about 15 km away. Belaganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.