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About Shekhapur Village

Shekhapur is a small village in Deglur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 109 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.2 hectares hectares.

Shekhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Deglur
Area (hectares) 509.2 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 109
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Shekhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents. Its 509.2 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Shekhapur

Shekhapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur 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 Shekhapur from other places

Shekhapur lies about 86 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Bodhan, about 32 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 Shekhapur
Tehsil headquarters Deglur 13 km
Nearest railway station Bodhan 32 km
District headquarters Nanded 86 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur village had a population of 225. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,636 residents.

Shekhapur village has 109 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Shekhapur covers 509.2 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.

Shekhapur falls under Deglur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur is Bodhan, about 32 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 Shekhapur.

Shekhapur is about 86 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur is in Deglur tehsil of Nanded district. Deglur is about 13 km away. Bodhan is about 32 km away. Nanded is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagral (7.1 km), Somur (7.7 km) and Bhaktapur (8.8 km).

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

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