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About Shekhpur Derhia Village

Shekhpur Derhia is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 735 males and 602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Derhia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Derhia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Bhagwanpur
Pincode 844114
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 735
Female Population 602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpur Derhia compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Derhia is the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 19 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 902.

Getting to Shekhpur Derhia

Shekhpur Derhia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Derhia 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarwan Amar, Shambhupatti, Shambhupur Kauri and Shampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekhpur Derhia

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Derhia village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Shekhpur Derhia village has 735 males and 602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Derhia has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur Derhia is 844114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur Derhia covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur Derhia falls under Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The census record for Shekhpur Derhia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Shekhpur Derhia.

Shekhpur Derhia is in Bhagwanpur tehsil of Vaishali district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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