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About Shekhu Khera Village

Shekhu Khera is a mid sized village in Ellenabad tehsil, in the district of Sirsa, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 367 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhu Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhu Khera village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sirsa
Tehsil Ellenabad
Pincode 125102
Area (hectares) 481 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 367
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhu Khera compares

By the 2011 count Shekhu Khera is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 481 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shekhu Khera

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

How far is Shekhu Khera from other places

Shekhu Khera lies about 27 km from Sirsa. 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 Shekhu Khera
Nearest town Rānia 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ellenabad 9.9 km
District headquarters Sirsa 27 km

Villages closest to Shekhu Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ellenabad 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 Shekhu Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhu Khera village had a population of 716. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Shekhu Khera village has 367 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhu Khera has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Shekhu Khera is 125102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhu Khera covers 481 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhu Khera falls under Ellenabad tehsil of Sirsa district in Haryana.

The census record for Shekhu Khera notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhu Khera.

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

Shekhu Khera is in Ellenabad tehsil of Sirsa district. Rānia is about 9.0 km away. Ellenabad is about 9.9 km away. Sirsa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patti Kirpal (under 2 km), Himayun Khera (under 2 km) and Moosli (3.1 km).

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

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