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Shekhpura is a village in Karpi mandal, Arwal district, Bihar with a population of 1,234 across 226 households. It has a literacy rate of 60.7% and the postal code 804419.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Suryamal Prasad
Contact: 95****8317
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- LGD code
- 260766
- Pincode
- 804419
- Post office
- Karpi
- Population
- 1,234
- Households
- 226
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Sex ratio
- 940 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 567
- Distance to district centre
- 192 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 210 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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Shekhpura ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Shekhpura ranks #47 of 84 villages in Karpi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.7%
+7.4% vs mandal average
- Shekhpura
- 60.7%
- Karpi mandal
- 53.3%
- Arwal district
- 55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
940
+16 vs mandal average
- Shekhpura
- 940
- Karpi mandal
- 924
Household size
people per home
5.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shekhpura
- 5.5
- Karpi mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shekhpura ఒక్క చూపులో
Shekhpura బీహార్లోని అర్వాల్ జిల్లా, Karpi బ్లాక్లో 1,234 జనాభా 226 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Karpi బ్లాక్లోని 84 గ్రామాలలో 47వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 61%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 53% కంటే 7 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 940 మహిళలు. ఇది అర్వాల్ జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 192 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Sonapur నుండి 6 కి.మీ, Surja Kama రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 3 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 804419, Karpi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 260766. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Dalkhola Hospital, 8 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ Suryamal Prasad ; గ్రామం Mokama అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Anant Kumar Singh. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 650, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 47% తక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Belkhara Panchayat →
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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
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARWAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Shahar Telpa
- Total area (ha)
- 124
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 97.47
- 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.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Shekhpura
- LGD code
- 260766
- Pincode
- 804419
- Post office
- Karpi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,234
- Population (projected 2026)
- 650
- Households
- 226
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 940
- Literacy rate
- 60.7%
- Coordinates
- 25.94650°N, 87.87799°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Munger
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mokama
- Member of Parliament
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anant Kumar Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Suryamal Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Karpi
- Nearest railway station
- Kanhaipur Halt (211.6 km)
చేరుకోవడం
Shekhpura ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Patna277 kmcapital
- Kolkata378 km
- Delhi1095 km
- Hyderabad1358 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)