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Shekhpura

शेखपुरा
Pandarak mandal
Pincode 803214
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Shekhpura is a village in Pandarak mandal, Patna district, Bihar. It has a population of 5,375 across 881 households with a literacy rate of 41.1%. The village uses PIN code 803214.

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LGD code
246456
Pincode
803214
Post office
Barh Rs
Population
5,375
Households
881
Literacy rate
41.1%
Sex ratio
870 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,940
Distance to district centre
201 km
Distance to mandal centre
104 km
Distance to Patna
277 km
Distance to Kolkata
378 km
Nearest railway station
Surja Kama · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Shekhpura compares

By population, Shekhpura ranks #4 of 72 villages in Pandarak mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.1%
−6.6% vs mandal average
Shekhpura
41.1%
Pandarak mandal
47.7%
Patna district
59.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
870
−22 vs mandal average
Shekhpura
870
Pandarak mandal
892
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.4 vs mandal average
Shekhpura
6.1
Pandarak mandal
6.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Shekhpura at a glance

Shekhpura is a village of 5,375 people in 881 households (Census 2011) in Pandarak block, Patna district, Bihar, the 4th-largest of 72 villages in Pandarak block. Literacy is 41%, 7 points below the block average of 48% and the sex ratio is 870 women per 1,000 men. It lies 201 km from the Patna district centre, 6 km from Sonapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 803214, served by Barh Rs post office; the LGD village code is 246456. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Alamnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Narendra Narayan Yadav. The population is estimated at 650 in 2026, down 88% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gowasa Shekhpura

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Shekhpura · this village5,37541%
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Shekhpura · Barharia1,80458%0 km N
Shekhpura · Barun84550%0 km N
Shekhpura · Revelganj1,80552%0 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shekhpura

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
7
Primary school
2
Middle school
2
Secondary school
2
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
17
Distance to district HQ (km)
94
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
GOVASA SHEKHPURA
Total area (ha)
663
Irrigated area (ha)
19.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Shekhpura

LGD code
246456
Pincode
803214
Post office
Barh Rs
Population (Census 2011)
5,375
Population (projected 2026)
650
Households
881
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
870
Literacy rate
41.1%
Coordinates
25.94650°N, 87.87799°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Madhepura
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Alamnagar
Member of Parliament
Dinesh Chandra Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Narendra Narayan Yadav
Block / Mandal
Pandarak
Getting there

How to reach Shekhpura

Mandal centre
Pandarak · ≈ 104 km
≈ 3 h 34 min by car · 4 h 15 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Patna · ≈ 201 km
≈ 6 h 53 min by car · 8 h 10 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,754 people
Sonapur · ≈ 5.9 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna277 kmcapital
  • Kolkata378 km
  • Delhi1095 km
  • Hyderabad1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSurja Kama3 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital8 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil8 km
  • Collegecollege ground19 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF18 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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