Geographic Location of Shekhpura

The village Shekhpura is located in Bhawanipur C.D.Block of Purnia District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Gonwara Patkaili Gram Panchayat. It comes under Bhawanipur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Purnia, which is about 57 kilometers away from Shekhpura.

Travel and Communication for Shekhpura

There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shekhpura,
Purnia,
Bihar, India
PIN - 854205

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shekhpura

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A brief summary of available data for Shekhpura is given below:

Social Structure of Shekhpura

As per available data from the year 2009, 5228 persons live in 1036 house holds in the village Shekhpura. There are 2507 female individuals and 2721 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.95% and males constitute 52.05% of the total population.

There are 140 scheduled castes persons of which 63 are females and 77 are males. Females constitute 45% and males constitute 55% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.68% of the total population.

There are 222 scheduled tribes persons of which 109 are females and 113 are males. Females constitute 49.1% and males constitute 50.9% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 4.25% of the total population.

Population density of Shekhpura is 844.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shekhpura

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Total area of Shekhpura is 619 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 519.7 ha. About 124.7 ha is un-irrigated area. About 395 ha is irrigated area. About 288 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 57 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 50 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 25 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 21 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 12.3 ha is culturable waste land. About 11 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 30 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Shekhpura

There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Bhawanipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a government primary school in the village Shekhpura.

There is a government middle school in the village Shekhpura.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Bhawanipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Bhawanipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

Colleges in Shekhpura

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Madhavnagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

Other Educational Facilities in Shekhpura

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

Healthcare Facilities in Shekhpura

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Shekhpura.

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