About Shekhapura Village

Shekhapura is a large village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,628, made up of 1,313 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 450332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Burhanpur
Tehsil	Khaknar
Pincode	450332
Area (hectares)	664.7 hectares
Population	2,628
Male Population	1,313
Female Population	1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,002
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhapura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapura is the 10th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 664.7 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Shekhapura

Shekhapura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhapura 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 Shekhapura from other places

Shekhapura lies about 59 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Amalakhurd, about 9.7 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 Shekhapura
Nearest railway station	Amalakhurd	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khaknar	27 km
Nearest town	Nepānagar	37 km
District headquarters	Burhanpur	59 km

Villages closest to Shekhapura

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.

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Common questions about Shekhapura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapura village had a population of 2,628. That makes it the 10th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Shekhapura village has 1,313 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapura has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Shekhapura is 450332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhapura covers 664.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhapura falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapura is Amalakhurd, about 9.7 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 Shekhapura.

Shekhapura is about 59 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapura is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Amalakhurd is about 9.7 km away. Khaknar is about 27 km away. Nepānagar is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.