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About Shekhauna Chak Village

Shekhauna Chak is a large village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,223, made up of 1,710 males and 1,513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares.

Shekhauna Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhauna Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 3,223
Male Population 1,710
Female Population 1,513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhauna Chak compares

By the 2011 count Shekhauna Chak is the 25th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 460 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Shekhauna Chak

Shekhauna Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhauna Chak as Available within <5 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 Shekhauna Chak from other places

Shekhauna Chak lies about 24 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Sitalpur, about 2.5 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 Shekhauna Chak
Nearest railway station Sitalpur 2.5 km
Nearest town Dighwāra 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 15 km
District headquarters Vaishali 24 km

Villages closest to Shekhauna Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 Shekhauna Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhauna Chak village had a population of 3,223. That makes it the 25th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Shekhauna Chak village has 1,710 males and 1,513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhauna Chak has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Shekhauna Chak covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 460 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhauna Chak falls under Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhauna Chak is Sitalpur, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhauna Chak.

Shekhauna Chak is about 24 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhauna Chak is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Sitalpur is about 2.5 km away. Dighwāra is about 6.1 km away. Lalganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur Urf Bishunpur Gamhir (under 2 km), Mathurapur Patti Bishunpur (under 2 km) and Asadnagar Batraul (4.3 km).

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

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