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About Shukulpura Village

Shukulpura is a small village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 19 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 632 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares.

Shukulpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukulpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Area (hectares) 20 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 19
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 632
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shukulpura compares

By the 2011 count Shukulpura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Shukulpura

Shukulpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shukulpura as Available within <5 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shukulpura from other places

Shukulpura lies about 48 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Karisath, about 9.0 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 Shukulpura
Nearest railway station Karisath 9.0 km
Nearest town Arrah 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 24 km
District headquarters Saran 48 km

Villages closest to Shukulpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukulpura village had a population of 31. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Shukulpura village has 19 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukulpura has about 632 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Shukulpura covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shukulpura falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shukulpura is Karisath, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shukulpura.

Shukulpura is about 48 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukulpura is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Karisath is about 9.0 km away. Arrah is about 12 km away. Chapra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahaji Dharhara (12 km), Ekauna (18 km) and Semaria Mahazi (19 km).

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

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