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About Shekhpul Village

Shekhpul is a small village in Silao tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 133 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Shekhpul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Silao
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 133
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpul compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpul is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Shekhpul

Shekhpul is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shekhpul from other places

Shekhpul lies about 19 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 3.6 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 Shekhpul
Nearest railway station Karahdih 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Silao 4.8 km
District headquarters Nalanda 19 km

Villages closest to Shekhpul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpul village had a population of 252. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,616 residents.

Shekhpul village has 133 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpul has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Shekhpul covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhpul falls under Silao tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpul is Karahdih, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shekhpul is about 19 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpul is in Silao tehsil of Nalanda district. Karahdih is about 3.6 km away. Silao is about 4.8 km away. Nalanda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barakar (under 2 km), Gor Bigha (under 2 km) and Shahpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shekhpul today is likely to be higher.

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