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About Shekhanpura Village

Shekhanpura is a small village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 158 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Shekhanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhanpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 158
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhanpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhanpura is the 202nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shekhanpura

Shekhanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhanpura as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shekhanpura from other places

Shekhanpura lies about 38 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kachnaria, 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 Shekhanpura
Nearest town Narsinghgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Kachnaria 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 20 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 38 km

Villages closest to Shekhanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhanpura village had a population of 291. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Shekhanpura village has 158 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhanpura has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Shekhanpura covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhanpura falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhanpura is Kachnaria, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhanpura.

Shekhanpura is about 38 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhanpura is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Narsinghgarh is about 11 km away. Kachnaria is about 18 km away. Biaora is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagripura (under 2 km), Gujarpura (under 2 km) and Talaopura (under 2 km).

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

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