About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 331 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Pothia
Pincode	855117
Area (hectares)	158.81 hectares
Population	646
Male Population	331
Female Population	315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 97th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 158.81 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 91 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 10 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
Tehsil headquarters	Pothia	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	10 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	26 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	91 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pothia 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 646. That makes it the 97th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Shekhpura village has 331 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpura is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpura covers 158.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpura falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Bakhri, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 91 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pothia is about 4.3 km away. Bakhri is about 10 km away. Naugachhia is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.