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About Sekhopur Village

Sekhopur is a large village in Warisnagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,972, made up of 1,561 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.93 hectares hectares.

Sekhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekhopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Warisnagar
Area (hectares) 131.93 hectares
Population 2,972
Male Population 1,561
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sekhopur compares

By the 2011 count Sekhopur is the 24th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents. Its 131.93 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Sekhopur

Sekhopur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sekhopur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sekhopur from other places

Sekhopur lies about 4.2 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Muktapur, about 1.7 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 Muktapur 1.7 km
District headquarters Samastipur 4.2 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Warisnagar 9.7 km

Villages closest to Sekhopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Warisnagar 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 2,972. That makes it the 24th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,219 residents.

Sekhopur village has 1,561 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekhopur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Sekhopur covers 131.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sekhopur falls under Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sekhopur is Muktapur, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sekhopur.

Sekhopur is about 4.2 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 Warisnagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Muktapur is about 1.7 km away. Samastipur is about 4.2 km away. Samāstipur is about 4.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpur (under 2 km), Manipur (under 2 km) and Manipur Bhagi (under 2 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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