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About Shekh Beli Village

Shekh Beli is a small village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 37 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.74 hectares hectares.

Shekh Beli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekh Beli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 63.74 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 37
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Shekh Beli compares

By the 2011 count Shekh Beli is the 88th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 63.74 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Shekh Beli

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

Shekh Beli lies about 48 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 19 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 Shekh Beli
Nearest town Kataiya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 18 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 19 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 48 km

Villages closest to Shekh Beli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pach Deuri 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 Shekh Beli

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekh Beli village had a population of 71. That makes it the 88th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Shekh Beli village has 37 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekh Beli has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Shekh Beli covers 63.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekh Beli falls under Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekh Beli is Panchdeori Halt, about 19 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 Shekh Beli.

Shekh Beli is about 48 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekh Beli is in Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 12 km away. Pach Deuri is about 18 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathia (14 km), Gopalpur (14 km) and Mahuawa (15 km).

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

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