About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a large village in Bihariganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,356, made up of 1,760 males and 1,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Bihariganj
Area (hectares)	369 hectares
Population	3,356
Male Population	1,760
Female Population	1,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 18th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents. Its 369 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

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 5 - 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 60 km from Madhepura, 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
Nearest railway station	Bakhri	10 km
Nearest town	Naugachhia	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bihariganj	32 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	60 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bihariganj 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 3,356. That makes it the 18th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,043 residents.

Shekhpura village has 1,760 males and 1,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Shekhpura covers 369 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura 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 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shekhpura is about 60 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Bihariganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Bakhri is about 10 km away. Naugachhia is about 26 km away. Bihariganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.