About Shekhpurwa Village

Shekhpurwa is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 529 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.03 hectares hectares.

Shekhpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpurwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Area (hectares)	57.03 hectares
Population	1,008
Male Population	529
Female Population	479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpurwa is the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 57.03 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shekhpurwa

Shekhpurwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpurwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpurwa from other places

Shekhpurwa lies about 28 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Waris Aleganj, about 4.1 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 Shekhpurwa
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Waris Aleganj	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	27 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	28 km

Villages closest to Shekhpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpurwa village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 31st largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Shekhpurwa village has 529 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpurwa has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Shekhpurwa covers 57.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpurwa falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpurwa is Waris Aleganj, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpurwa.

Shekhpurwa is about 28 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpurwa is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Wāris Alīganj is about 3.9 km away. Waris Aleganj is about 4.1 km away. Barbigha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.