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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 28 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 59
Male Population 28
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

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 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 147 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 9.8 km
Nearest town Rosera 13 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 13 km
District headquarters Purnia 147 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 59. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Shekhpura village has 28 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Shekhpura covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhpura falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Angar Ghat, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 147 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 9.8 km away. Rosera is about 13 km away. Angar Ghat is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhanpura (under 2 km), Diha (under 2 km) and Bahadurpur (2.5 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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