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About Mohammadpur Shaikhpura Village

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is a mid sized village in Goraul tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 862 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares.

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mohammadpur Shaikhpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Goraul
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 862
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mohammadpur Shaikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Mohammadpur Shaikhpura

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mohammadpur Shaikhpura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mohammadpur Shaikhpura from other places

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura lies about 36 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bennipatti Pirapur, about 10 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 Mohammadpur Shaikhpura
Nearest railway station Bennipatti Pirapur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goraul 11 km
Nearest town Lālganj 24 km
District headquarters Vaishali 36 km

Villages closest to Mohammadpur Shaikhpura

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

Common questions about Mohammadpur Shaikhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Mohammadpur Shaikhpura village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,113 residents.

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura village has 862 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mohammadpur Shaikhpura has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura falls under Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is Bennipatti Pirapur, about 10 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 km distance for Mohammadpur Shaikhpura.

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is about 36 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mohammadpur Shaikhpura is in Goraul tehsil of Vaishali district. Bennipatti Pirapur is about 10 km away. Goraul is about 11 km away. Lālganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur Gangti (under 2 km), Hasanpur Gangti (under 2 km) and Rasulpur Gangti (2.1 km).

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

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