Sheikhpura district
Sheikhpura District
शेखपुरा | |
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Entry Gate of Maur village of Barbigha Block | |
Location of sheikhpura district in Bihar | |
| Coordinates (Sheikhpura): 25°08′20″N 85°51′12″E / 25.13889°N 85.85333°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Bihar |
| Division | Munger |
| Established | 31 July 1994 |
| Headquarters | Sheikhpura |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Jamui and Nawada |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | Barbigha and Sheikhpura |
| Area | |
• Total | 689 km2 (266 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 636,342 |
| • Rank | 38 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 65.96 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 926 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| PIN Code | |
| Major highways | NH 82 |
| Website | sheikhpura |
Sheikhpura district is one of the 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, it was the least populous district in Bihar as of the 2011 census. Shri Krishna Sinha, the first chief minister of Bihar, was born in Maur village, which is now situated in Barbigha block of this district.