About Shekhupur Khurd Village

Shekhupur Khurd is a small village in Malerkotla tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 229 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sangrur
Tehsil	Malerkotla
Pincode	148023
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	424
Male Population	229
Female Population	195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	852
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur Khurd is the 159th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Shekhupur Khurd

Shekhupur Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Shekhupur Khurd lies about 35 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Kup, about 11 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station	Kup	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Malerkotla	12 km
Nearest town	Māler Kotla	12 km
District headquarters	Sangrur	35 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupur Khurd village had a population of 424. That makes it the 159th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,425 residents.

Shekhupur Khurd village has 229 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur Khurd has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

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

Shekhupur Khurd covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur Khurd is Kup, about 11 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 Khurd.

Shekhupur Khurd is about 35 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupur Khurd is in Malerkotla tehsil of Sangrur district. Kup is about 11 km away. Malerkotla is about 12 km away. Māler Kotla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.