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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Shekhampur is the largest village in Labpur mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 6,561 across 1,525 households. The village has a literacy rate of 55.8% and is located at coordinates 23.810°N, 87.770°E with PIN code 731303.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
PRADIP KONRA
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- LGD code
- 317527
- Pincode
- 731303
- Post office
- Labpur Mastali
- Population
- 6,561
- Households
- 1,525
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1002 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,676
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 150 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1181 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gopalpurgram · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Labpur Government Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Shekhampur compares
By population, Shekhampur ranks #3 of 179 villages in Labpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.8%
−6.6% vs mandal average
- Shekhampur
- 55.8%
- Labpur mandal
- 62.4%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
+57 vs mandal average
- Shekhampur
- 1,002
- Labpur mandal
- 945
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Shekhampur
- 4.3
- Labpur mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhampur at a glance
Shekhampur is a village of 6,561 people in 1,525 households (Census 2011) in Labpur block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 3rd-largest of 179 villages in Labpur block. Literacy is 56%, 7 points below the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Birbhum district centre, 8 km from Danrka, the nearest town, 2 km from Gopalpurgram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731303, served by Labpur Mastali post office; the LGD village code is 317527. The nearest hospital or health centre is Labpur Government Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is PRADIP KONRA, and the village votes in Nanoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Bidhan Chandra Majhi. The population is estimated at 7,339 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shekhampur · this village | 6,561 | 56% | — |
| Nautara · Labpur | 550 | 60% | 1.8 km S |
| Dakshin Kanaipur · Labpur | 782 | 66% | 1.7 km W |
| Kendia · Labpur | 572 | 74% | 1.9 km SE |
| Kusumgaria · Labpur | 1,382 | 70% | 2.1 km N |
| Dakshin Bamnigram · Labpur | 730 | 71% | 2.3 km N |
| Baragoga · Labpur | 1,252 | 76% | 2.2 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shekhampur
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 3
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 857.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 138.32
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shekhampur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shekhampur
- LGD code
- 317527
- Pincode
- 731303
- Post office
- Labpur Mastali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,561
- Population (projected 2026)
- 7,339
- Households
- 1,525
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1002
- Literacy rate
- 55.8%
- Coordinates
- 23.80987°N, 87.76995°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bolpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nanoor
- Member of Parliament
- Asit Kumar Mal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Bidhan Chandra Majhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- PRADIP KONRA
- Block / Mandal
- Labpur
Getting there
How to reach Shekhampur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata150 kmcapital
- Delhi1181 km
- Hyderabad1201 km
- Chennai1430 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGopalpurgram2 km
- Bus stopLabpur New Bus Stand3 km
- Hospital / PHCLabpur Government Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankAllahabad Bank3 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil20 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University17 km
- Police stationGuskara Police station37 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Shekhampur
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕FullaraTemple4.3 km ↗
Same pincode
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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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)