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About Shekhapur Mal Village

Shekhapur Mal is a small village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 36 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,306 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.03 hectares hectares.

Shekhapur Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur Mal village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Area (hectares) 112.03 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 36
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,306
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhapur Mal compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur Mal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 112.03 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shekhapur Mal

Shekhapur Mal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur Mal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shekhapur Mal from other places

Shekhapur Mal lies about 40 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Thukaithad, about 9.0 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 Shekhapur Mal
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Thukaithad 9.0 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 25 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 40 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaknar 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 Shekhapur Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur Mal village had a population of 83. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Shekhapur Mal village has 36 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur Mal has about 1306 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Shekhapur Mal covers 112.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhapur Mal falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur Mal is Thukaithad, about 9.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhapur Mal.

Shekhapur Mal is about 40 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur Mal is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Khaknar is about 4.5 km away. Thukaithad is about 9.0 km away. Nepānagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangai (2.4 km), Tembhi (2.6 km) and Khakana Kalan (4.5 km).

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

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