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About Shekhpura Khurd Village

Shekhpura Khurd is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 445 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpura Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 445
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura Khurd is the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 62 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 Khurd

Shekhpura Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Shekhpura Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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.

Common questions about Shekhpura Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura Khurd village had a population of 910. That makes it the 81st largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Shekhpura Khurd village has 445 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura Khurd has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpura Khurd is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpura Khurd covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura Khurd falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura Khurd 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 Khurd.

Shekhpura Khurd 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 Khurd 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.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpura (under 2 km), Shekhpura Nehalpur (under 2 km) and Niamatpur (under 2 km).

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

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