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About Shekhpur Khurd Village

Shekhpur Khurd is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3, made up of 2 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 3
Male Population 2
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Shekhpur Khurd

Shekhpur Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shekhpur Khurd from other places

Shekhpur Khurd lies about 23 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 13 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 Shekhpur Khurd
Nearest railway station Khuda Kurala 13 km
Nearest town Urmar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 Shekhpur Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Khurd village had a population of 3. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Shekhpur Khurd village has 2 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Khurd has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur Khurd is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur Khurd covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhpur Khurd falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Khurd is Khuda Kurala, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpur Khurd.

Shekhpur Khurd is about 23 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur Khurd is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 13 km away. Urmar is about 14 km away. Dasua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamian Khurd (under 2 km), Khurd (under 2 km) and Korala Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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