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About Shekte Kh Village

Shekte Kh is a mid sized village in Shevgaon tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,005, made up of 533 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 419503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekte Kh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekte Kh village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Shevgaon
Pincode 419503
Area (hectares) 409 hectares
Population 1,005
Male Population 533
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekte Kh compares

By the 2011 count Shekte Kh is the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,194 residents. Its 409 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 949.

Getting to Shekte Kh

Shekte Kh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekte Kh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shekte Kh from other places

Shekte Kh lies about 12 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Metpanjra, about 7.6 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 Shekte Kh
Nearest railway station Metpanjra 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shevgaon 12 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 12 km
Nearest town Kātol 12 km

Villages closest to Shekte Kh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shevgaon 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 Shekte Kh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekte Kh village had a population of 1,005. That makes it the 79th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,194 residents.

Shekte Kh village has 533 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekte Kh has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Shekte Kh is 419503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekte Kh covers 409 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekte Kh falls under Shevgaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekte Kh is Metpanjra, about 7.6 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 10+ km distance for Shekte Kh.

Shekte Kh is about 12 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekte Kh is in Shevgaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Metpanjra is about 7.6 km away. Shevgaon is about 12 km away. Ahmadnagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awhane Kh (under 2 km), Karjat Kh (under 2 km) and Wadule Kh (under 2 km).

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

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