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- LGD code
- 244798
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population
- 1,034
- Households
- 183
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Sex ratio
- 911 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 410
Census 2011 · in context
How Shekhopur compares
By population, Shekhopur ranks #44 of 57 villages in Hilsa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
42.9%
−8.4% vs mandal average
- Shekhopur
- 42.9%
- Hilsa mandal
- 51.3%
- Nalanda district
- 52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
−9 vs mandal average
- Shekhopur
- 911
- Hilsa mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shekhopur
- 5.7
- Hilsa mandal
- 6.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhopur at a glance
Shekhopur is a village of 1,034 people in 183 households (Census 2011) in Hilsa block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the 44th-largest of 57 villages in Hilsa block. Literacy is 43%, 8 points below the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 801302, served by Hilsa post office; the LGD village code is 244798. The village votes in Munger assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kumar Pranay. The population is estimated at 1,219 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kapasiawan →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shekhopur · this village | 1,034 | 43% | — |
| Kapasiawan · Hilsa | 8,770 | 51% | — |
| Tirlok Bigha · Hilsa | 688 | 52% | — |
| Dabaul · Hilsa | 411 | 56% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shekhopur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HILSA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kapasiawan
- Total area (ha)
- 25
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 21.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shekhopur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shekhopur
- LGD code
- 244798
- Pincode
- 801302
- Post office
- Hilsa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,034
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,219
- Households
- 183
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 911
- Literacy rate
- 42.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kumar Pranay
- Block / Mandal
- Hilsa
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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