About Shaikhpura Village

Shaikhpura is a large village in Mahnar tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,328, made up of 1,737 males and 1,591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares.

Shaikhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaikhpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Mahnar
Area (hectares)	97 hectares
Population	3,328
Male Population	1,737
Female Population	1,591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shaikhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shaikhpura is the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,695 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 34 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 929.

Getting to Shaikhpura

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

Shaikhpura lies about 16 km from Vaishali. 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 Shaikhpura
Nearest town	Marhaura	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahnar	16 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	16 km

Villages closest to Shaikhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaikhpura village had a population of 3,328. That makes it the 12th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,695 residents.

Shaikhpura village has 1,737 males and 1,591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaikhpura has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Shaikhpura covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shaikhpura falls under Mahnar tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The census record for Shaikhpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shaikhpura.

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

Shaikhpura is in Mahnar tehsil of Vaishali district. Marhaura is about 6.4 km away. Mahnar is about 16 km away. Vaishali is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.