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About Shekapur Village

Shekapur is a small village in Buldana tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 129 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.3 hectares hectares.

Shekapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Buldana
Area (hectares) 645.3 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 129
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Shekapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekapur is the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents. Its 645.3 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

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 <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 Shekapur from other places

Shekapur lies about 21 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Bhagdara, about 40 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
Tehsil headquarters Buldana 21 km
Nearest town Buldāna 21 km
Nearest railway station Bhagdara 40 km

Villages closest to Shekapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Buldana 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 255. That makes it the 89th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents.

Shekapur village has 129 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekapur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Shekapur covers 645.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekapur falls under Buldana tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekapur is Bhagdara, about 40 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 Shekapur.

Shekapur is about 21 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekapur is in Buldana tehsil of Buldana district. Buldana is about 21 km away. Buldāna is about 21 km away. Bhagdara is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamathi (2.2 km), Soyagaon (2.8 km) and Pangarkhed (2.8 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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