About Shekhupursarai Village

Shekhupursarai is a large village in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,966, made up of 2,049 males and 1,917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupursarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupursarai village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode	811103
Area (hectares)	193 hectares
Population	3,966
Male Population	2,049
Female Population	1,917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhupursarai compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupursarai is the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 193 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shekhupursarai

Shekhupursarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhupursarai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shekhupursarai from other places

Shekhupursarai lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 7.0 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 Shekhupursarai
Nearest railway station	Kashi Chak	7.0 km
Nearest town	Barbigha	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shekhopur Sarai	16 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	16 km

Villages closest to Shekhupursarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Shekhupursarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupursarai village had a population of 3,966. That makes it the 6th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Shekhupursarai village has 2,049 males and 1,917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupursarai has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupursarai is 811103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupursarai covers 193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhupursarai falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupursarai is Kashi Chak, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhupursarai.

Shekhupursarai is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupursarai is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Kashi Chak is about 7.0 km away. Barbigha is about 11 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.