About Shekhpurwa Village

Shekhpurwa is a mid sized village in Hasanpura tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,173, made up of 543 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpurwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Hasanpura
Pincode	841239
Area (hectares)	88.4 hectares
Population	1,173
Male Population	543
Female Population	630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,160
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpurwa is the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents. Its 88.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Shekhpurwa

Shekhpurwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpurwa as Available within 5 - 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 Shekhpurwa from other places

Shekhpurwa lies about 141 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 1.7 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 railway station	Pusauli	1.7 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanpura	17 km
District headquarters	Siwan	141 km

Villages closest to Shekhpurwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hasanpura 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 1,173. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,579 residents.

Shekhpurwa village has 543 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpurwa has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpurwa is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpurwa covers 88.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpurwa falls under Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpurwa is Pusauli, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpurwa.

Shekhpurwa is about 141 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpurwa is in Hasanpura tehsil of Siwan district. Pusauli is about 1.7 km away. Bhabhua is about 12 km away. Hasanpura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.