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About Shekhpura Chak Village

Shekhpura Chak is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 67 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 67
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
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 Shekhpura Chak compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents. Its 11 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 889.

Getting to Shekhpura Chak

Shekhpura Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura 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 Shekhpura Chak from other places

Shekhpura Chak lies about 43 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Phulwari Sharif, about 2.3 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 Shekhpura Chak
Nearest railway station Phulwari Sharif 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 30 km
District headquarters Vaishali 43 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura 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 Shekhpura Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura Chak village had a population of 144. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,481 residents.

Shekhpura Chak village has 67 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura Chak has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 889.

Shekhpura Chak covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura Chak is Phulwari Sharif, about 2.3 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 Shekhpura Chak.

Shekhpura Chak is about 43 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura Chak is in Lalganj tehsil of Vaishali district. Phulwari Sharif is about 2.3 km away. Lalganj is about 30 km away. Vaishali is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Etwarpur Jagir (4.9 km), Paharpur (13 km) and Salahpur (14 km).

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

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