About Shekhapur Village

Shekhapur is a mid sized village in Khuldabad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 338 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524 hectares hectares.

Shekhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Khuldabad
Area (hectares)	524 hectares
Population	649
Male Population	338
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	920
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur is the 51st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 524 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Shekhapur

Shekhapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhapur from other places

Shekhapur lies about 22 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagahabishunpur, about 4.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shekhapur
Nearest railway station	Bagahabishunpur	4.7 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khuldabad	22 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	22 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khuldabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shekhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur village had a population of 649. That makes it the 51st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Shekhapur village has 338 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Shekhapur covers 524 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhapur falls under Khuldabad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur is Bagahabishunpur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shekhapur.

Shekhapur is about 22 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur is in Khuldabad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Bagahabishunpur is about 4.7 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 17 km away. Khuldabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.