About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 360 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jehanabad
Tehsil	Modanganj
Area (hectares)	76 hectares
Population	683
Male Population	360
Female Population	323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
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 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

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 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	Modanganj	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 Modanganj 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 683. That makes it the 39th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Shekhpura village has 360 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Shekhpura covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Modanganj 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 1.8 km away. Makhdumpur is about 3.2 km away. Modanganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.