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About Shekhupur Sotar Village

Shekhupur Sotar is a mid sized village in Ratia tehsil, in the district of Fatehabad, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,082, made up of 554 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupur Sotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur Sotar village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Fatehabad
Tehsil Ratia
Pincode 125051
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 1,082
Male Population 554
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupur Sotar compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur Sotar is the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Shekhupur Sotar

Shekhupur Sotar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur Sotar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shekhupur Sotar from other places

Shekhupur Sotar lies about 14 km from Fatehabad, and the nearest railway station is Pirthala Lalauda, about 29 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 Shekhupur Sotar
Tehsil headquarters Ratia 11 km
District headquarters Fatehabad 14 km
Nearest railway station Pirthala Lalauda 29 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur Sotar

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

Common questions about Shekhupur Sotar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupur Sotar village had a population of 1,082. That makes it the 50th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents.

Shekhupur Sotar village has 554 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur Sotar has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupur Sotar is 125051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupur Sotar covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhupur Sotar falls under Ratia tehsil of Fatehabad district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur Sotar is Pirthala Lalauda, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Shekhupur Sotar.

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

Shekhupur Sotar is in Ratia tehsil of Fatehabad district. Ratia is about 11 km away. Fatehabad is about 14 km away. Pirthala Lalauda is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palsar (2.3 km), Ahrwan (3.0 km) and Pandri (3.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shekhupur Sotar today is likely to be higher.

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