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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is one of the larger villages in Sampatchak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,135, made up of 3,267 males and 2,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Sampatchak
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 6,135
Male Population 3,267
Female Population 2,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Shekhpura

The census records public bus service for Shekhpura 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 2.5 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Khemnichak, about 2.5 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
District headquarters Patna 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Khemnichak 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampatchak 5.2 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura village had a population of 6,135. That makes it the 4th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents.

Shekhpura village has 3,267 males and 2,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Shekhpura covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpura falls under Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Khemnichak, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shekhpura is about 2.5 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 Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district. Patna is about 2.5 km away. Khemnichak is about 2.5 km away. Sampatchak is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Chakpul (under 2 km) and Bhogipur (under 2 km).

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

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