About Shekapur Village

Shekapur is a large village in Udgir tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,215, made up of 1,165 males and 1,050 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Udgir
Pincode	413517
Area (hectares)	802.51 hectares
Population	2,215
Male Population	1,165
Female Population	1,050
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekapur is the 35th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents. Its 802.51 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shekapur

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

Shekapur lies about 52 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 5.8 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 railway station	Udgir	5.8 km
Nearest town	Udgīr	6.5 km
District headquarters	Latur	52 km

Villages closest to Shekapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekapur village had a population of 2,215. That makes it the 35th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,061 residents.

Shekapur village has 1,165 males and 1,050 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekapur has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shekapur is 413517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekapur covers 802.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekapur falls under Udgir tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekapur is Udgir, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekapur.

Shekapur is about 52 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekapur is in Udgir tehsil of Latur district. Udgir is about 5.8 km away. Udgīr is about 6.5 km away. Latur is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.