Shekhpura, Goriakothi, Siwan, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Shekhpura


The village Shekhpura is located in Goriakothi C.D.Block of Siwan District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Dudhra Gram Panchayat. It comes under Goriakothi Community Development Block. The nearest town is Siwan, which is about 32 kilometers away from Shekhpura.

Travel and Communication for Shekhpura


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Shekhpura,
Siwan,
Bihar, India
PIN - 841434

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Shekhpura


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Shekhpura is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

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

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Shekhpura


As per available data from the year 2009, 2383 persons live in 409 house holds in the village Shekhpura. There are 1311 female individuals and 1072 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 55.01% and males constitute 44.99% of the total population.

There are 670 scheduled castes persons of which 337 are females and 333 are males. Females constitute 50.3% and males constitute 49.7% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 28.12% of the total population.

There are 25 scheduled tribes persons of which 11 are females and 14 are males. Females constitute 44% and males constitute 56% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 1.05% of the total population.

Population density of Shekhpura is 1316.57 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Shekhpura


Maps, reports and datasets of Shekhpura on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Shekhpura is 181 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 154.2 ha. About 110.1 ha is un-irrigated area. About 44.1 ha is irrigated area. About 4.1 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 40 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 20.9 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.6 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 1.3 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2 ha is culturable waste 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 Goriakothi, which is less than 5 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 Goriakothi, 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 Goriakothi, which is less than 5 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 Goriakothi, which is 5-10 kms away from Shekhpura.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Shekhpura


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

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Shekhpura.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Shekhpura.

There is a TB clinic less than 5 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 less than 5 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.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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