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About Shekh Duman Village

Shekh Duman is a large village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,437, made up of 1,834 males and 1,603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Shekh Duman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekh Duman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 3,437
Male Population 1,834
Female Population 1,603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shekh Duman compares

By the 2011 count Shekh Duman is the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 95 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shekh Duman

The census records public bus service for Shekh Duman as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Sabalpur, Saidpur, Salehpur and Semara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekh Duman

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekh Duman village had a population of 3,437. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Shekh Duman village has 1,834 males and 1,603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekh Duman has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Shekh Duman covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 95 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekh Duman falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The census record for Shekh Duman notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Shekh Duman is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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