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About Shaikhopur Village

Shaikhopur is a small village in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 167 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaikhopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaikhopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Sahdai Buzurg
Pincode 844509
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 167
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shaikhopur compares

By the 2011 count Shaikhopur is the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents. Its 25 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 898.

Getting to Shaikhopur

The census records public bus service for Shaikhopur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shaikhopur from other places

Shaikhopur lies about 85 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Barh, about 2.7 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 Shaikhopur
Nearest railway station Barh 2.7 km
Nearest town Bārh 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahdai Buzurg 33 km
District headquarters Vaishali 85 km

Villages closest to Shaikhopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahdai Buzurg 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 Shaikhopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaikhopur village had a population of 335. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,661 residents.

Shaikhopur village has 167 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaikhopur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Shaikhopur is 844509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaikhopur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shaikhopur falls under Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shaikhopur is Barh, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shaikhopur.

Shaikhopur is about 85 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaikhopur is in Sahdai Buzurg tehsil of Vaishali district. Barh is about 2.7 km away. Bārh is about 4.3 km away. Sahdai Buzurg is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ali Sher (1.9 km), Chandpura (16 km) and Baghailpur (16 km).

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

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