About Shekapur Village

Shekapur is a large village in Kandhar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,619, made up of 1,329 males and 1,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 663 hectares hectares.

Shekapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Kandhar
Area (hectares)	663 hectares
Population	2,619
Male Population	1,329
Female Population	1,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekapur is the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 663 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rui, Sangamwadi, Sanguchiwadi and Sawargaon Nipani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,619. That makes it the 24th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Shekapur village has 1,329 males and 1,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekapur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

Shekapur covers 663 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekapur falls under Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shekapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 in Kandhar tehsil of Nanded district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.