About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 812 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Punpun
Area (hectares)	147 hectares
Population	1,571
Male Population	812
Female Population	759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 20th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

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 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 14 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ganpura, about 3.2 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	Ganpura	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Punpun	6.0 km
Nearest town	Khagaul	8.2 km
District headquarters	Patna	14 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Punpun 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 1,571. That makes it the 20th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Shekhpura village has 812 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Shekhpura covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Ganpura, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpura.

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

Shekhpura is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Ganpura is about 3.2 km away. Punpun is about 6.0 km away. Khagaul is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.