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About Shekhanpur Village

Shekhanpur is a mid sized village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 283 males and 254 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.98 hectares hectares.

Shekhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhanpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 228.98 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 283
Female Population 254
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhanpur is the 89th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 228.98 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shekhanpur

Shekhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhanpur as Available within <5 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 Shekhanpur from other places

Shekhanpur lies about 25 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 31 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 Shekhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 15 km
Nearest town Jirapur 17 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 25 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 31 km

Villages closest to Shekhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhanpur village had a population of 537. That makes it the 89th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Shekhanpur village has 283 males and 254 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhanpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Shekhanpur covers 228.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhanpur falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhanpur is Udiyan Khedi, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhanpur.

Shekhanpur is about 25 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhanpur is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 15 km away. Jirapur is about 17 km away. Rajgarh 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 Guna Khedi (1.9 km), Bhat Kheda (2.6 km) and Laturi (2.7 km).

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

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