About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Tharthari tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 806 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Tharthari
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	1,586
Male Population	806
Female Population	780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

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 5 - 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 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 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Katari, about 6.8 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	Katari	6.8 km
Nearest town	Rājgīr	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tharthari	28 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	28 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharthari 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 1,586. That makes it the 16th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,350 residents.

Shekhpura village has 806 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Shekhpura covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Katari, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Tharthari tehsil of Nalanda district. Katari is about 6.8 km away. Rājgīr is about 9.6 km away. Tharthari is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.