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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 656 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 656
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 1.8 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 Makhdumpur Gaya 1.8 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoshi 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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 30th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Shekhpura village has 656 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Shekhpura covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpura falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 1.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 3.2 km away. Ghoshi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhdumpur (2.6 km), Mirza Bigha (4.9 km) and Chopaha (7.9 km).

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

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