| Sheikhpura District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Sheikhpura |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Bihar |
| Subdivision Type2: | Division |
| Subdivision Name2: | Munger |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Sheikhpura |
| Parts Type: | Tehsils |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Area Total Km2: | 689 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 636,342 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Literacy |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 65.96 per cent |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Sex ratio |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 926 |
| Leader Title1: | Lok Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name1: | Jamui and Nawada |
| Leader Title2: | Vidhan Sabha constituencies |
| Leader Name2: | Barbigha and Sheikhpura |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
| Blank Info Sec1: | NH 82 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN Code |
| Postal Code: | 8111xx |
Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. Sheikhpura is the administrative headquarter of this district. Sheikhpura district is a part of the Munger division. Sheikhpura was split from the Munger district into a separate district with headquarters in Sheikhpura on 31 July 1994 due to political efforts of Rajo Singh.[1] As of 2011 it was the least populous district of Bihar (out of 38).[2]
The Sheikhpura district occupies an area of 689km2,[3] comparatively equivalent to the Solomon Islands' Kolombangara.[4]
Sheikhpura is one of the smallest districts of Bihar. The population of Shekhpura primarily depends on agriculture. Bonded labour may still occur.[5] 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 most-impoverished districts. It is one of the 36 districts in Bihar currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme.[6]
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According to the 2011 Census of India, Sheikhpura district had a population of 636,342,[2] giving it a ranking of 516th in India.[2] The district had a population density of 922PD/sqkm.[2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 20.82%.[2] Sheikhpura had a sex ratio of 926 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 65.96%. 17.13% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 20.60% and 0.10% of the population respectively.[2]
At the time of the 2011 census, 56.90% of the population in the district spoke Hindi, 38.17% Magahi and 9.70% Urdu as their first language.[7]