About Shekhopur Village

Shekhopur is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 541 males and 493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Shekhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhopur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	1,034
Male Population	541
Female Population	493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhopur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhopur is the 43rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Shekhopur

Shekhopur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhopur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shekhopur from other places

Shekhopur lies about 14 km from Nalanda. 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 Shekhopur
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	2.3 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	14 km

Villages closest to Shekhopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 Shekhopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhopur village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Shekhopur village has 541 males and 493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhopur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Shekhopur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhopur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The census record for Shekhopur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhopur.

Shekhopur is about 14 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhopur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 2.3 km away. Nalanda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.