Shekhpura observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
Shekhpura is a village in Barsoi mandal, Katihar district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,590 across 300 households, with a literacy rate of 44.5%.
By population, Shekhpura ranks #75 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhpura is a village of 1,590 people in 300 households (Census 2011) in Barsoi block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 75th-largest of 231 villages in Barsoi block. Literacy is 45%, 10 points above the block average of 35% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. It lies 91 km from the Katihar district centre, 6 km from Sonapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 855102, served by Barsoi post office; the LGD village code is 224909. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 650 in 2026, down 59% since the 2011 Census.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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