About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Banda tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 307 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.25 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sagar
Tehsil	Banda
Area (hectares)	401.25 hectares
Population	580
Male Population	307
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 99th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents. Its 401.25 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Shekhpur

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

Shekhpur lies about 30 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Makronia, about 26 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 Shekhpur
Tehsil headquarters	Banda	14 km
Nearest railway station	Makronia	26 km
District headquarters	Sagar	30 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 580. That makes it the 99th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,047 residents.

Shekhpur village has 307 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Shekhpur covers 401.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhpur falls under Banda tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Makronia, about 26 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 village for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 30 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Banda tehsil of Sagar district. Banda is about 14 km away. Makronia is about 26 km away. Sagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.