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	'''Sheikhpura district''' is one of the [[List of districts of Bihar\|thirty-eight districts]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]] and a part of the [[Munger division]] with [[Sheikhpura]] as its [[administrative headquarters]]. Established on 31 July 1994 from the [[Munger district]] due to political efforts by [[Rajo Singh]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=महाभारत व मुगलकाल से शेखपुरा जिला का रहा है संबंध\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/shiekhpura-shekhpura-completed-24-years-16470691.html\|access-date=2021-09-04\|website=Dainik Jagran\|language=hi}}</ref> it was the least populous district in Bihar as of the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web \|date=2011 \|title=District Census Handbook: Sheikhpura \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/312/download/898/DH_2011_1026_PART_A_DCHB_SHEIKHPURA.pdf \|website=[[Census of India]] \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref> [[Shri Krishna Sinha]], the first [[List of chief ministers of Bihar\|chief minister]] of [[Bihar]], was born in Maur village, which is now situated in [[Barbigha\|Barbigha block]] of this district.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises}}</ref>		'''Sheikhpura district''' is one of the [[List of districts of Bihar\|thirty-eight districts]] in [[Bihar]], [[India]] and a part of the [[Munger division]] with [[Sheikhpura]] as its [[administrative headquarters]]. Established on 31 July 1994 from the [[Munger district]] due to political efforts by [[Rajo Singh]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=महाभारत व मुगलकाल से शेखपुरा जिला का रहा है संबंध\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/shiekhpura-shekhpura-completed-24-years-16470691.html\|access-date=2021-09-04\|website=Dainik Jagran\|language=hi\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210904094417/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/shiekhpura-shekhpura-completed-24-years-16470691.html\|archive-date=2021-09-04\|url-status=live}}</ref> it was the least populous district in Bihar as of the [[2011 census of India\|2011 census]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{Cite web \|date=2011 \|title=District Census Handbook: Sheikhpura \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/312/download/898/DH_2011_1026_PART_A_DCHB_SHEIKHPURA.pdf \|website=[[Census of India]] \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318182150/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/312/download/898/DH_2011_1026_PART_A_DCHB_SHEIKHPURA.pdf \|archive-date=2023-03-18 \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Shri Krishna Sinha]], the first [[List of chief ministers of Bihar\|chief minister]] of [[Bihar]], was born in Maur village, which is now situated in [[Barbigha\|Barbigha block]] of this district.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=Ramachandra Prasad \|author2=Ashok Kumar Sinha\|title=Shri Krishna Sinha: a biography \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|year=1987 \|publisher=N.K. Enterprises\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200615062436/https://books.google.com/books?id=0eG1AAAAIAAJ \|archive-date=2020-06-15 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==Economy==		==Economy==
	Sheikhpura is one of the smallest districts of [[Bihar]]. The population of Sheikhpura primarily depends on agriculture. Bonded labour may still occur.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=43 bonded labourers rescued in Bihar \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/43-bonded-labourers-rescued-in-bihar/cid/1896233 \|access-date=2024-01-09 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com \|language=en}}</ref> Small-scale mining operations of smaller hillocks with crushers is another of the main activities. In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sheikhpura one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|most-impoverished districts]].<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|date=8 September 2009\|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme\|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development\|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|access-date=27 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|archive-date=5 April 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		Sheikhpura is one of the smallest districts of [[Bihar]]. The population of Sheikhpura primarily depends on agriculture. Bonded labour may still occur.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=43 bonded labourers rescued in Bihar \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/43-bonded-labourers-rescued-in-bihar/cid/1896233 \|access-date=2024-01-09 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com \|language=en\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104220748/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/43-bonded-labourers-rescued-in-bihar/cid/1896233 \|archive-date=2022-11-04 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Small-scale mining operations of smaller hillocks with crushers is another of the main activities. In 2006 the [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sheikhpura one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India\|most-impoverished districts]].<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.<ref name=brgf>{{cite web\|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj\|date=8 September 2009\|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme\|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development\|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|access-date=27 September 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf\|archive-date=5 April 2012\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
	==Energy==		==Energy==
	The district administration is committed to diversification of energy supply towards green sources like solar energy. <ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2026-05-13 \|title=शेखपुरा में बिजली पर खत्म होगी निर्भरता, सभी सरकारी भवनों पर लगेंगे सौर ऊर्जा पैनल\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/shiekhpura-sheikhpura-solar-panels-installed-on-all-government-buildings-40237445.html \|access-date=2026-05-13 \|website=Dainik Jagran \|language=hi}}</ref>		The district administration is committed to diversification of energy supply towards green sources like solar energy. <ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2026-05-13 \|title=शेखपुरा में बिजली पर खत्म होगी निर्भरता, सभी सरकारी भवनों पर लगेंगे सौर ऊर्जा पैनल\|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/shiekhpura-sheikhpura-solar-panels-installed-on-all-government-buildings-40237445.html \|access-date=2026-05-13 \|website=Dainik Jagran \|language=hi\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260513155911/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/shiekhpura-sheikhpura-solar-panels-installed-on-all-government-buildings-40237445.html\|archive-date=2026-05-13\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Education==		==Education==
	As part of Bihar Government's initiative of opening at least one Government Degree College in each block of the state having zero college, four new colleges were inaugurated on 15 July 2026 by the Bihar CM Samrat Chaudhary. The four new colleges were opened in [[Ariari]], [[Chewara]], [[Ghatkusumbha]] and [[Shekhopursarai]] blocks of Sheikhpura district. <ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2026-05-13 \|title=शेखपुरा के चार प्रखंडों में खुलेंगे नए डिग्री कॉलेज, आज होगा उद्घाटन, ग्रामीण छात्रों को मिलेगी उच्च शिक्षा\|url= https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/shiekhpura/sheikhpura-four-degree-colleges-inaugurated/amp\|access-date=2026-07-15 \|website=Prabhat Khabar \|language=hi}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2026-07-15 \|title=शेखपुरा में 4 राजकीय डिग्री महाविद्यालयों का शुभारंभ:मंत्री, विधायक, विधान पार्षद और अधिकारी रहे मौजूद;कहा-'मिलेगी गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षा'\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/shekhapura/news/sheikhpura-4-govt-degree-colleges-inauguration-ashok-choudhary-launch-138450166.html \|access-date=2026-07-15 \|website=Dainik Bhaskar \|language=hi}}</ref>		As part of Bihar Government's initiative of opening at least one Government Degree College in each block of the state having zero college, four new colleges were inaugurated on 15 July 2026 by the Bihar CM Samrat Chaudhary. The four new colleges were opened in [[Ariari]], [[Chewara]], [[Ghatkusumbha]] and [[Shekhopursarai]] blocks of Sheikhpura district. <ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2026-05-13 \|title=शेखपुरा के चार प्रखंडों में खुलेंगे नए डिग्री कॉलेज, आज होगा उद्घाटन, ग्रामीण छात्रों को मिलेगी उच्च शिक्षा\|url= https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/shiekhpura/sheikhpura-four-degree-colleges-inaugurated/amp\|access-date=2026-07-15 \|website=Prabhat Khabar \|language=hi}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2026-07-15 \|title=शेखपुरा में 4 राजकीय डिग्री महाविद्यालयों का शुभारंभ:मंत्री, विधायक, विधान पार्षद और अधिकारी रहे मौजूद;कहा-'मिलेगी गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षा'\|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/shekhapura/news/sheikhpura-4-govt-degree-colleges-inauguration-ashok-choudhary-launch-138450166.html \|access-date=2026-07-15 \|website=Dainik Bhaskar \|language=hi\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260716051020/https://www.bhaskar.com/amp/local/bihar/shekhapura/news/sheikhpura-4-govt-degree-colleges-inauguration-ashok-choudhary-launch-138450166.html\|archive-date=2026-07-16\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	;Colleges		;Colleges
	* R. D. College, Sheikhpura		* R. D. College, Sheikhpura
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	==Transport==		==Transport==
	The roadways and railways are the major modes of transport in the district. The major railways stations in the district include [[Barbigha railway station\|Barbigha]], [[Sarsa Jamalpur railway station\|Sarsa Jamalpur]], [[Matokhar railway station\|Matokhar]], [[Sheikhpura Junction railway station\|Sheikhpura]], [[Sirari railway station\|Sirari]], etc.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.railyatri.in/districts/sheikhpura\|title=Important railway stations\|website=www.railyatri.in}}</ref>		The roadways and railways are the major modes of transport in the district. The major railways stations in the district include [[Barbigha railway station\|Barbigha]], [[Sarsa Jamalpur railway station\|Sarsa Jamalpur]], [[Matokhar railway station\|Matokhar]], [[Sheikhpura Junction railway station\|Sheikhpura]], [[Sirari railway station\|Sirari]], etc.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.railyatri.in/districts/sheikhpura\|title=Important railway stations\|website=www.railyatri.in\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124162800/https://www.railyatri.in/districts/sheikhpura\|archive-date=2021-01-24\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Politics ==		== Politics ==
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	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=1,52,726\|13=1911\|14=1,57,460\|15=1921\|16=1,49,761\|17=1931\|18=1,68,687\|19=1941\|20=1,90,743\|21=1951\|22=2,10,915\|23=1961\|24=2,46,528\|25=1971\|26=2,94,826\|27=1981\|28=3,50,677\|29=1991\|30=4,20,260\|31=2001\|32=5,25,502\|33=2011\|34=6,36,342\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web \|title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf \|website=census.gov.in\|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>\|align=center}}		{{historical populations\|11=1901\|12=1,52,726\|13=1911\|14=1,57,460\|15=1921\|16=1,49,761\|17=1931\|18=1,68,687\|19=1941\|20=1,90,743\|21=1951\|22=2,10,915\|23=1961\|24=2,46,528\|25=1971\|26=2,94,826\|27=1981\|28=3,50,677\|29=1991\|30=4,20,260\|31=2001\|32=5,25,502\|33=2011\|34=6,36,342\|percentages=pagr\|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web \|title=Table A-02 Decadal Variation in Population Since 1901: Bihar \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf \|website=census.gov.in\|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615083202/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/43343/download/47022/10%20A-2%20Bihar.pdf\|archive-date=2022-06-15\|url-status=live}}</ref>\|align=center}}

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	At the time of the 2011 census, 56.90% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 38.17% [[Magahi language\|Magahi]] and 4.70% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web \|date=2011 \|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX\|website=censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>		At the time of the 2011 census, 56.90% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 38.17% [[Magahi language\|Magahi]] and 4.70% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref name="languages">{{Cite web \|date=2011 \|title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Bihar \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX\|website=censusindia.gov.in \|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531115820/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10196/download/13308/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1000.XLSX \|archive-date=2022-05-31 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|sheikhpura}}
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'''Sheikhpura district''' is one of the thirty eight [[districts of Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Sheikhpura]] town is the administrative headquarter of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of [[Munger Division]]. Sheikhpura was separated from [[Munger District]] and was made a separate district with headquarter at Sheikhpura on 31 July 1994.
As of 2011 it is the least populous district of Bihar (out of [[Districts of Bihar|38]]).<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110611224943/http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | archive-date = 11 June 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Geography==
Sheikhpura district occupies an area of {{convert|689|km2|sqmi}},<ref name='Reference Annual'>{{cite book | last1 = Srivastava, Dayawanti et al. (ed.) | title = India 2010: A Reference Annual | chapter = States and Union Territories: Bihar: Government | edition = 54th | publisher = Additional Director General, Publications Division, [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)]], [[Government of India]] | year = 2010 | location = New Delhi, India | pages = 1118–1119 | isbn = 978-81-230-1617-7}}</ref> comparatively equivalent to the [[Solomon Islands]]' [[Kolombangara]].<ref name='Islands'>{{cite web | url = http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | title = Island Directory Tables: Islands by Land Area | access-date = 2011-10-11 | date = 1998-02-18 | publisher = [[United Nations Environment Program]] | quote = Kolombangara 688km2 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://archive.is/20151201081219/http://islands.unep.ch/Tiarea.htm | archive-date = 1 December 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
S.K.R college barbigha stadium is the most prominent place for district players.

'''Village & Panchayat'''

Villages:
Total – 310
Inhabited – 258
Uninhabited– 52
Gram Panchayat: 54

Lohan , Jakhour, Sohadi, Ghat Kusumbha are some of the well-known villages in Sheikhpura.

==Economy==
Shekhpura is one of the smallest district of Bihar having just six blocks and people are dependent on agriculture. Some Mining of smaller hillocks with crushers is one of the main activities for employment. In 2006 [[Ministry of Panchayati Raj]] named Sheikhpura one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|date=8 September 2009|title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme|publisher=National Institute of Rural Development|url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|access-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf|archive-date=5 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==

===Health and medicine===
Sheikhpura is the centre of health care for all villages and blocks. [[Sadar Hospital]] first medical Hospital by government was established near Dallu Chowk. A Primary Health Centre is located in Girihinda.

Another Well-developed hospital is SRL HOSPITAL. That is Private but having very good facilities.

==Sub-Division==
The district consists only one sub-division Sheikhpura, which is divided into six developmental blocks: [[Ariari]], [[Sheikhpura]], [[Barbigha]], [[Ghatkusumbha|Ghat Kusumbha, Sheikhpura]], [[Chewara]], [[Shekhopur Sarai]].<br>.

==Legislative Assembly Constituencies==
* [[Sheikhpura (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sheikhpura]]
* [[Barbigha (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barbigha]]

==Popular Places==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sheikhpura Places of Interest|url=https://sheikhpura.nic.in/places-of-interest/|url-status=live}}</ref>
# Girihinda Pahad & Shiv-Parvati mandir on its peak.[[File:Girihinda Hill Entryway .jpg|thumb|Girihinda Hill Entryway]]
# Hill near Khadiya (behind Sadar Hospital) [[File:Hill near Khadiya.jpg|thumb|View from Hill near Khadiya]]
# Sheikh Shoaib Rehmatullalley Dargah (Yahiapur)
# Dal Kuan
# Shyama Sarovar Park
# Maria Ashram (near Sheikhpura Railway Station)
# Arghauti Pokhar
# Lord Vishnu Temple (Samas)
# Tripuri Temple (Akhara village, Chewara)



==Police Stations==
*[[Sheikhpura]] P.S.
*Sirari O.P.
*[[Ariyari]] P.S. Situated in Diha
*Kasar O.P.
*Mahuli O.P.
*Kusumbha O.P.
*[[Chewara]] P.S.
*Karande O.P.
*Korma P.S.
*Mehus P.S.
*[[Barbigha]] P.S.
*[[Shekhopur Sarai]] P.S.
*Jayrampur O.P.

==Transport==

'''Roadways'''

The town is connected by road to major hubs in the region with frequent bus service.

'''Railways'''

Sheikhpura is located on the [[broad gauge]] line [[Gaya-Kiul line]] connecting [[Kiul junction|Kiul]] and [[Gaya, India|Gaya]]. The town is served by a direct daily train to [[Kolkata]], and a weekly service to [[Guwahati]] via [[Bhagalpur]]. The state capital [[Patna]] could be reached through a stop-over at [[Kiul junction|Kiul]] 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, Bihar|Hilsa and Bihar Sharif is expected very soon.

===Local transport===

Sheikhpura has a well developed transport system inside city on very cheap rate. Tum-Tum is generally Driven by Horse, and used to travel in all part of city as a local transport.
Tum-Tum are now old memory of sheikhpura auto has been started in the city since 2 years.

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=1,52,726|13=1911|14=1,57,460|15=1921|16=1,49,761|17=1931|18=1,68,687|19=1941|20=1,90,743|21=1951|22=2,10,915|23=1961|24=2,46,528|25=1971|26=2,94,826|27=1981|28=3,50,677|29=1991|30=4,20,260|31=2001|32=5,25,502|33=2011|34=6,36,342|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}{{bar box
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{{bar percent|[[Muslims]]|green|5.92}}
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According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Sheikhpura district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 636,342,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Montenegro]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Montenegro 661,807 July 2011 est. | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165947/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-date = 27 September 2011 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> or the US state of [[Vermont]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|title=2010 Resident Population Data|publisher=U. S. Census Bureau|access-date=2011-09-30|quote=Vermont 625,741|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019160532/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php|archive-date=19 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 516th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 922 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} .<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 20.82%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Sheikhpura has a [[sex ratio]] of 926 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 65.96%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

===Languages===

{{Pie chart| thumb = right| caption = Languages in Sheikhpura (2011)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815035759/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> |label1=[[Hindi]] |value1=56.9
|color1=Orange
|label2=[[Magahi language|Magahi]] |value2=38.17 |color2=Red
|label3=[[Urdu]] |value3=3.75 |color3=Green
|label4=Others |value4=1.18|color4=Grey
}}

At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 56.9% of the population in the district spoke [[Hindi]], 38.17% [[Magahi language|Magahi]] and 4.70% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

==Education==
'''Schools in Sheikhpura District'''
* Middle School, Sohadi
* Adarsh High School, Sohadi (established by Late Shree Sukhdev Prasad, a social worker, philanthropist, retired govt. servant and landlord having origin to Sohdi village)
* Divine Light Public School, Barbigha, Established on 1998
#Saint marry public school
* D.M. High school, 10+2
Established on 1932

Private Schools
* DAV Public School
* [[Delhi Public School|Delhi Public School, Sheikhpura]]
* Murlidhar Murarka Girls High School
* Islamia High School
* Sanskar Public School
*Raj rajeshwar +2 High School Barbigha (known as mission school) established in 1943
* S.A.D.N. Convent School
* The Doon Academy
* High School Aijhi Katari
* Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya
* High School Aifni
* High school Mehus
* Janta High School Sirari
* high school nimi
* Rajo Sigh High School Ambari
* Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Gagari
* Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya, Shekhopur Sarai
* High School Pachna
* R.N.Jha High School, Barama
* Rajkiya Madhya Vidyalay Biman
* Uccha Vidyalay Lohan
* Adrash high school pharpar diha, pharpar
* Sri Bijojanki High School
* Utkarmaniya High school Hussainabad, Sheikhpura
* Akhara (established in 1948)
Adarsh High School, Sohadi is a rural school of Sheikhpura. It is awaiting for government approval. Adarsha High school Sohadi is very popular around 5 punchayat like Chordh dargah, Sohadi, Gohada, Marina And Aphardih. Excluding this High School at Sohadi rest all school are used for only form fill-up for board examination. Thus, state of education is not up to the mark in the district schools. Some major revolution is required.

'''Colleges in Sheikhpura District'''

Most reputed college is Ramadhin college, Girihinda, Sheikhpura. Others are
*Sri Krishna Ramruchi College Barbigha (Better known as SKR college)
* Chandrshekhar Banke Nasib College, Hathiama
* Sanjay Gandhi Smarak Women's College Sheikhpura
* Sundar Singh College, Mehus
* Nimi College, Shekhopur Sarai
Madrasa
* Madrasa Jamia Habibia, [[Jamuara]]
* Madrasatul Banat Azizul Oloom, [[Jamuara]].
* High school Aijhi Murarpur

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110430232101/http://www.allaboutbihar.com/districts/sheikhpura/index.php Sheikhpura Information Portal]
* [http://sheikhpura.bih.nic.in/ The official website of Sheikhpura District of Bihar]

{{Geographic location
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|Northeast = [[Lakhisarai district]]
|East =
|Southeast = [[Jamui district]]
|South =
|Southwest = [[Nawada district]]
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|Northwest = [[Nalanda district]]
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