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- LGD code
- 234502
- Pincode
- 841217
- Post office
- Nayagaon
- Population
- 3,437
- Households
- 530
- Literacy rate
- 58%
- Sex ratio
- 874 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 788
Census 2011 · in context
How Shek Dumri compares
By population, Shek Dumri ranks #23 of 99 villages in Sonepur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.0%
+4.9% vs mandal average
- Shek Dumri
- 58.0%
- Sonepur mandal
- 53.1%
- Saran district
- 54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
874
−16 vs mandal average
- Shek Dumri
- 874
- Sonepur mandal
- 890
Household size
people per home
6.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Shek Dumri
- 6.5
- Sonepur mandal
- 6.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shek Dumri at a glance
Shek Dumri is a village of 3,437 people in 530 households (Census 2011) in Sonepur block, Saran district, Bihar, the 23rd-largest of 99 villages in Sonepur block. Literacy is 58%, 5 points above the block average of 53% and the sex ratio is 874 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841217, served by Nayagaon post office; the LGD village code is 234502. The village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 4,052 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chatur Pur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shek Dumri · this village | 3,437 | 58% | — |
| Chaturpur · Sonepur | 5,054 | 65% | — |
| Kapur Chak · Sonepur | 1,326 | 66% | — |
| Mahmud Chak · Sonepur | 283 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shek Dumri
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SONEPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHATURPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shek Dumri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shek Dumri
- LGD code
- 234502
- Pincode
- 841217
- Post office
- Nayagaon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,437
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,052
- Households
- 530
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 874
- Literacy rate
- 58.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alauli
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Sada
- Block / Mandal
- Sonepur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841217
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Shek Dumri
Other villages in Sonepur mandal
View all 60+ →- Sabalpur
- Shahpur
- Kharika
- Nayagaaw
- Dumari Buzurg
- Saidpur
- Nazarmira
- Shikarpur
- Kasmar
- Gopalpur
- Parmanandpur
- Bharanpura
- Chaturpur
- Rasulpur
- Dudhaila
- Badurahi
- Hasanpur
- Gobind Chak
- Kalyanpur
- Jahangirpur
- Baijalpur Kesho
- Murthan
- Chausia
- Sobhepur
- Chitarsenpur
- Mirzapur
- Gangajal
- Mahmud Chak
- Hasilpur
- Sabalpur
- Rahimpur
- Chhitar Chak
- Dariyapur
- Makra
- Gheghta
- Raipur Hasanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)