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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a large village in Baniapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,075, made up of 1,575 males and 1,500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Baniapur
Area (hectares) 90 hectares
Population 3,075
Male Population 1,575
Female Population 1,500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents. Its 90 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura 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 10+ 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 9.1 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 12 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 Saran 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Baniapur 16 km
Nearest town Marhaura 18 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baniapur 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 3,075. That makes it the 24th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,467 residents.

Shekhpura village has 1,575 males and 1,500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Shekhpura covers 90 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpura falls under Baniapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 9.1 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Baniapur tehsil of Saran district. Saran is about 9.1 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 12 km away. Baniapur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Milkipur (under 2 km), Kalhua (under 2 km) and Dhangaraha (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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