About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a large village in Mahuva tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,665, made up of 1,832 males and 1,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394250, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Surat
Tehsil	Mahuva
Pincode	394250
Area (hectares)	985.87 hectares
Population	3,665
Male Population	1,832
Female Population	1,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,001
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 11th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,100 residents. Its 985.87 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ranat, Samba, Sanvalla and Sevasan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 3,665. That makes it the 11th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,100 residents.

Shekhpur village has 1,832 males and 1,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 394250. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 985.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Mahuva tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The census record for Shekhpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 in Mahuva tehsil of Surat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.