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About Sekhopur Village

Sekhopur is a mid sized village in Pusa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 318 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Pusa
Pincode 848115
Area (hectares) 18.62 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 318
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sekhopur compares

By the 2011 count Sekhopur is the 33rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents. Its 18.62 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Sekhopur

The census records public bus service for Sekhopur as Available within <5 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 Sekhopur from other places

Sekhopur lies about 18 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Dubaha, about 1.8 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 Sekhopur
Nearest railway station Dubaha 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusa 5.8 km
District headquarters Samastipur 18 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 18 km

Villages closest to Sekhopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekhopur village had a population of 618. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents.

Sekhopur village has 318 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhopur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Sekhopur is 848115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekhopur covers 18.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sekhopur falls under Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sekhopur is Dubaha, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sekhopur.

Sekhopur is about 18 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sekhopur is in Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district. Dubaha is about 1.8 km away. Pusa is about 5.8 km away. Samastipur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malikorh (under 2 km), Dhobgawan (1.7 km) and Jagdishpur (2.0 km).

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

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