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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Purnia East tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,492, made up of 745 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Purnia East
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 1,492
Male Population 745
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

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 <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 12 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 2.4 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 Rautara 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Purnia East 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 12 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purnia East 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 1,492. That makes it the 40th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,190 residents.

Shekhpura village has 745 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 936.

Shekhpura covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Rautara, about 2.4 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 km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 12 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 Purnia East tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 2.4 km away. Purnia East is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanganwan (under 2 km), Pipra (under 2 km) and Dewanganj (1.6 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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