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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a small village in Bina tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 215 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Bina
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 215
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 763 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 68 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurwai Kethora, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station Kurwai Kethora 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bina 9.7 km
Nearest town Bīna 9.7 km
District headquarters Sagar 68 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 424. That makes it the 98th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 763 residents.

Shekhpur village has 215 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 900.

Shekhpur covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Kurwai Kethora, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 68 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 Bina tehsil of Sagar district. Kurwai Kethora is about 2.9 km away. Bina is about 9.7 km away. Bīna is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajarai (under 2 km), Karai (1.7 km) and Itaiya (1.7 km).

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

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