About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a large village in Shehera tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,459, made up of 1,762 males and 1,697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1059.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Panch Mahals
Tehsil	Shehera
Pincode	389210
Area (hectares)	1059.47 hectares
Population	3,459
Male Population	1,762
Female Population	1,697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents. Its 1059.47 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 14 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Chanchelav, about 24 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 Shekhpur
Tehsil headquarters	Shehera	6.8 km
District headquarters	Panch Mahals	14 km
Nearest town	Lūnāvāda	14 km
Nearest railway station	Chanchelav	24 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shehera 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 Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 3,459. That makes it the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,871 residents.

Shekhpur village has 1,762 males and 1,697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 389210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 1059.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Chanchelav, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 14 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Shehera tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Shehera is about 6.8 km away. Panch Mahals is about 14 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.