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About Shekapur Village

Shekapur is a small village in Warud tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.79 hectares hectares.

Shekapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Warud
Area (hectares) 171.79 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekapur is the 113th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 171.79 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 941.

Getting to Shekapur

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

Shekapur lies about 54 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 20 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 Shekapur
Nearest town Ārvi 19 km
Nearest railway station Arvi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Warud 34 km
District headquarters Amravati 54 km

Villages closest to Shekapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekapur village had a population of 23. That makes it the 113th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Shekapur village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekapur has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Shekapur covers 171.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekapur falls under Warud tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekapur is Arvi, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Shekapur.

Shekapur is about 54 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekapur is in Warud tehsil of Amravati district. Ārvi is about 19 km away. Arvi is about 20 km away. Warud is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shirpur (6.0 km), Humanpeth (17 km) and Haturna (19 km).

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

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