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Village snapshot
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Shekhpura is a small village in Jalalpur mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 421 across 75 households. The literacy rate is 48%. The village is situated at 25.947°N, 87.878°E.
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- LGD code
- 233526
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population
- 421
- Households
- 75
- Literacy rate
- 48%
- Sex ratio
- 1074 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 83
- Distance to district centre
- 204 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 138 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 #62 of 71 villages in Jalalpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.0%
−9.2% vs mandal average
Shekhpura48.0%
Jalalpur mandal57.2%
Saran district54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,074
+110 vs mandal average
Shekhpura1,074
Jalalpur mandal964
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.6 vs mandal average
Shekhpura5.6
Jalalpur mandal6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhpura at a glance
Shekhpura is a village of 421 people in 75 households (Census 2011) in Jalalpur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 62nd-largest of 71 villages in Jalalpur block. Literacy is 48%, 9 points below the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,074 women per 1,000 men. It lies 204 km from the Saran district centre, 6 km from Sonapur, the nearest town, 3 km from Surja Kama railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841403, served by Baniapur post office; the LGD village code is 233526. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 8 km away. The village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 650 in 2026, up 54% since the 2011 Census.
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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
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHAPRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 14
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Anawal
- Total area (ha)
- 67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 27
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shekhpura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shekhpura
- LGD code
- 233526
- Pincode
- 841403
- Post office
- Baniapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 421
- Population (projected 2026)
- 650
- Households
- 75
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1074
- Literacy rate
- 48.0%
- Coordinates
- 25.94650°N, 87.87799°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Simri Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Jalalpur
Getting there
How to reach Shekhpura
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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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)