Shekhpura is a small village in Dagarua mandal, Purnia district, Bihar, with a population of 59 spread across 12 households. The literacy rate is 15.3%, and it is located at 25.947°N, 87.878°E with PIN code 854326.
By population, Shekhpura ranks #136 of 154 villages in Dagarua mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhpura is a village of 59 people in 12 households (Census 2011) in Dagarua block, Purnia district, Bihar, the 136th-largest of 154 villages in Dagarua block. Literacy is 15%, 21 points below the block average, and the sex ratio is 1,107 women per 1,000 men. It lies 116 km from the Purnia district centre, 6 km from Sonapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854326, served by Gulabbagh post office; the LGD village code is 224241. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is BIBI NIKHAT PRAWEEN, and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 650 in 2026, up 1002% since the 2011 Census.
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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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