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About Shekhpura Nehalpur Village

Shekhpura Nehalpur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,338, made up of 674 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpura Nehalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura Nehalpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Pincode 804403
Area (hectares) 110 hectares
Population 1,338
Male Population 674
Female Population 664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shekhpura Nehalpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura Nehalpur is the 53rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shekhpura Nehalpur

Shekhpura Nehalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura Nehalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpura Nehalpur from other places

Shekhpura Nehalpur 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 Nehalpur
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 Nehalpur

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 Nehalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura Nehalpur village had a population of 1,338. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Shekhpura Nehalpur village has 674 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura Nehalpur has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

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

Shekhpura Nehalpur covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura Nehalpur is Neyamatpur Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpura Nehalpur.

Shekhpura Nehalpur 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 Nehalpur 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 Khurd (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 Nehalpur today is likely to be higher.

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