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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,896, made up of 982 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Kadwa
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,896
Male Population 982
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 55th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

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 77 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 17 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 Simraha 17 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 20 km
District headquarters Katihar 77 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadwa 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 1,896. That makes it the 55th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Shekhpura village has 982 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Shekhpura covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Simraha, about 17 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 77 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Simraha is about 17 km away. Chhātāpur is about 19 km away. Kadwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharhi (3.1 km), Barhua (4.6 km) and Mahinagar (4.7 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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