Sheikhpura is a city and a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 in Sheikhpura district

Sheikhpura District

Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty eight districts of Bihar state, India, and Sheikhpura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of Munger Division...

 in the India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

 of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. Sheikhpura is also an administrative district

District

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 in the state of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

 in India

India

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. The district occupies an area

Area

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 of 689 km² and has a population

Population

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 of 5,25,502 (as of 2001). Sheikhpura has given the leaders like Shri Krishna Singh, Sukhdev Prasad Singh, Radha Raman Sharma, Rajo Singh etc. The Popular Producer, Director & Music Director of Indian Film Industry Mr.Sudhakar Sneh http://www.melodymax.co.in also comes from Sheikhpura.

Demographics

India census

Census

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, Sheikhpura Town has a population of 49.361 Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sheikhpura has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 42%. In Sheikhpura, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.thear are big village is bhadous .lohan etc.

Railways

Sheikhpura is located on the broad gauge

Broad gauge

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 line connecting Kiul

Kiul junction

Kiul Junction is one of the major railway junctions in Eastern Railway.-Overview:Kiul is located on the bank of Kiul river in Lakhisarai district of Bihar...

 and Gaya

Gaya, India

Gaya is the second largest city of Bihar, India, and it is also the headquarters of Gaya District.Gaya is 100 kilometers south of Patna, the capital city of Bihar. Situated on the banks of Falgu River , it is a place sanctified by both the Hindu and the Buddhist religions...

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The town is served by a direct daily train to Kolkata

Kolkata

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 and a weekly service to Guwahati

Guwahati

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 via Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur

Bhagdattpuram was one of the most influential towns in "Aryavarta" . It is supposed to have been concurrent to Patliputra or Patna. Bhagdattpuram finds its mention in the Vedas and Ramayana as well. It is supposed to be the kingdom of Daanvir Karna, the son of Kunti and the Sun God...

. The state capital Patna

Patna

Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...

 could be reached through a stop-over at Kiul

Kiul junction

Kiul Junction is one of the major railway junctions in Eastern Railway.-Overview:Kiul is located on the bank of Kiul river in Lakhisarai district of Bihar...

 from where rest of India is well connected.

Very recently the Fatuha-Islampur and Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir branch lines have been connected with this route. Extension of passenger services to inter-link Sheikhpura with Hilsa

Hilsa, Bihar

Hilsa is a sub-division of the Nalanda district in the Indian state of Bihar well-known as a centre of Buddhist knowledge. Located approximately south-east of the state capital Patna, the area was an important hub during the Indian independence movement and produced many freedom...

 and Bihar Sharif

Bihar Sharif

Bihar Sri is the district headquarters of Nalanda district in the state of Bihar in eastern India.-History:The ancient Odantpuri University was located here, an important centre for the learning of Buddhism. Odatpuri is center of Buddhist culture...

 is expected very soon.

Airport

The nearest airport is Patna Airport

Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport

Patna Airport , also known as Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport, Patna , is an airport located southwest of Patna, the capital of state of Bihar in India...

. Domestic flights to major Indian cities are available from there.