About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a small village in Ballabgarh tehsil, in the district of Faridabad, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 128 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 121004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Haryana
District	Faridabad
Tehsil	Ballabgarh
Pincode	121004
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	128
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,568 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

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 village. 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 Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 27 km from Faridabad, and the nearest railway station is Asaoti, about 18 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
Nearest town	Jewar	14 km
Nearest railway station	Asaoti	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ballabgarh	21 km
District headquarters	Faridabad	27 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ballabgarh 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 246. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,568 residents.

Shekhpur village has 128 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 121004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhpur falls under Ballabgarh tehsil of Faridabad district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Asaoti, about 18 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 village for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 27 km from Faridabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Ballabgarh tehsil of Faridabad district. Jewar is about 14 km away. Asaoti is about 18 km away. Ballabgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.