About Sheikhpura Village

Sheikhpura is a mid sized village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 416 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares.

Sheikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Mashrakh
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	813
Male Population	416
Female Population	397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpura is the 61st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Sheikhpura

Sheikhpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheikhpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sheikhpura from other places

Sheikhpura lies about 17 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, about 3.8 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 Sheikhpura
Nearest railway station	Masrakh Junction	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mashrakh	17 km
District headquarters	Saran	17 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	19 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpura

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

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Common questions about Sheikhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpura village had a population of 813. That makes it the 61st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Sheikhpura village has 416 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpura has about 954 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 999.

Sheikhpura covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhpura falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpura is Masrakh Junction, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sheikhpura.

Sheikhpura is about 17 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpura is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Masrakh Junction is about 3.8 km away. Mashrakh is about 17 km away. Saran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.