About Shekhapur Village

Shekhapur is a mid sized village in Bhum tehsil, in the district of Osmanabad, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 521 males and 483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 847 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Osmanabad
Tehsil	Bhum
Pincode	413504
Area (hectares)	847 hectares
Population	1,004
Male Population	521
Female Population	483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
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 the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents. Its 847 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Shekhapur

Shekhapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Rosamba, Sadesangvi, Samangaon and Sannewadi. 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 Shekhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 50th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,244 residents.

Shekhapur village has 521 males and 483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Shekhapur is 413504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhapur covers 847 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhapur falls under Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Shekhapur 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 10+ km distance for Shekhapur.

Shekhapur is in Bhum tehsil of Osmanabad 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.