Sheikhpura District

Sheikhpura district is located in Bihar. Population of Sheikhpura district is 634,927 as per Census 2011. Sheikhpura is 38th most Populous district out of total 38 districts in Bihar and it is 516th most Populous district out of total 640 districts in India.

The population density of Sheikhpura is 922 Persons per square Km. It is 27th most densely populated out of 38 districts in Bihar and it is 111th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in India.

Total Literacy rate of Sheikhpura is 65.96%. This means 65.96 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 17 in terms of literacy rate out of total 38 districts of Bihar and 491 out of total 640 districts of India.

Male Literacy of Sheikhpura is 76.14% while female literacy stands at 54.93%.

Note: Serchhip district (98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district (37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-ratio of Sheikhpura is 926 female per thousand male.

Note: Highest Sex-ratio of India is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533). All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Sheikhpura is 688.64 Sq. Km. It is 36th largest district in Bihar and 605th largest in India in terms of total area.

Note: Kutch district (45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district (9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.