About Shekhupur Kalan Village

Shekhupur Kalan is a mid sized village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 591 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	172 hectares
Population	1,103
Male Population	591
Female Population	512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhupur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur Kalan is the 106th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Shekhupur Kalan

Shekhupur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shekhupur Kalan from other places

Shekhupur Kalan lies about 41 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kup, about 2.1 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 Shekhupur Kalan
Nearest railway station	Kup	2.1 km
Nearest town	Ahmedgarh	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	8.9 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	41 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Malerkotla 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 Shekhupur Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupur Kalan village had a population of 1,103. That makes it the 106th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Shekhupur Kalan village has 591 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur Kalan has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupur Kalan is 148023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupur Kalan covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhupur Kalan falls under Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur Kalan is Kup, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhupur Kalan.

Shekhupur Kalan is about 41 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupur Kalan is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kup is about 2.1 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 8.5 km away. Malerkotla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.