Village · Bihariganj, Madhepura # Shekhpura Shekhpura is a village in Bihariganj sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,356 people in 666 households, the 18th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.5%. - 3,356 people (2011) - 666 households - 45.6% literacy - 907 females per 1,000 males ## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes Shekhpura falls in Bihariganj sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Shekhpura - Community development block Bihariganj - Census village code 226089 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns? - Bihariganj (sub-district HQ) 9 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ) 40 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town) 50 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shekhpura? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Tulisia - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Madhepura - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Udakishungang - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shekhpura known for? The main crops are paddy. About 93% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shekhpura Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhpura · ■ Bihariganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 8% - Toilet within the home 6% 23% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 77% - Tap water 1% 2% - Drinking water within premises 75% 68% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 95% - Use banking services 33% 32% - Television 1% 9% - Mobile phone 52% 46% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 5% 5% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 25% 31% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shekhpura? ■ Shekhpura · ■ Bihariganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 45.6% 57.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 907 919 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 815 933 - Working population 42.1% 36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.5% for men and 38.1% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 107 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 175 (12%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 31 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1,099 (78%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bihariganj - Tulasia 4,879 people - Rahijagatpur 4,722 people - Gangaura 3,983 people - Goalpara 3,565 people - Lachhmipur 2,578 people - Fatehpur 2,267 people - Belahi 2,124 people - Barhya 1,477 people All 23 villages in Bihariganj ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhpura from Madhepura? 40 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpura? 3,356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpura in? Madhepura district (Bihariganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura? 45.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/bihariganj/shekhpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.