About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is one of the larger villages in Talwandi Sabo tehsil, in the district of Bathinda, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,420, made up of 2,894 males and 2,526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1955 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Bathinda
Tehsil	Talwandi Sabo
Pincode	151302
Area (hectares)	1955 hectares
Population	5,420
Male Population	2,894
Female Population	2,526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	873
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents. Its 1955 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 32 km from Bathinda, and the nearest railway station is Maur, about 10 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 Shekhpura
Tehsil headquarters	Talwandi Sabo	7.6 km
Nearest town	Talwandi Sābo	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Maur	10 km
District headquarters	Bathinda	32 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talwandi Sabo 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 Shekhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura village had a population of 5,420. That makes it the 6th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,778 residents.

Shekhpura village has 2,894 males and 2,526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpura is 151302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpura covers 1955 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpura falls under Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Maur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 32 km from Bathinda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district. Talwandi Sabo is about 7.6 km away. Talwandi Sābo is about 7.6 km away. Maur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.