About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a mid sized village in Kathumar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 373 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Kathumar
Pincode	321605
Area (hectares)	217 hectares
Population	733
Male Population	373
Female Population	360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 104th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 217 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 50 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Kherli, 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	Kathumar	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kherli	10 km
Nearest town	Nagar	16 km
District headquarters	Alwar	50 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kathumar 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 733. That makes it the 104th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Shekhpura village has 373 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpura is 321605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpura covers 217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpura falls under Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Kherli, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 50 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Kathumar tehsil of Alwar district. Kathumar is about 5.2 km away. Kherli is about 10 km away. Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.