About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,590, made up of 822 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barsoi
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	1,590
Male Population	822
Female Population	768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 69th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

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 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sudhani, about 6.2 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
Nearest railway station	Sudhani	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsoi	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	30 km
District headquarters	Katihar	31 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsoi 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 1,590. That makes it the 69th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Shekhpura village has 822 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Shekhpura covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Sudhani, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Sudhani is about 6.2 km away. Barsoi is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.