About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a large village in Kishangarh Bas tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,671, made up of 1,362 males and 1,309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Kishangarh Bas
Pincode	301028
Area (hectares)	787 hectares
Population	2,671
Male Population	1,362
Female Population	1,309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 13th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 787 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 921.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 21 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Ootwar, about 9.3 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
Nearest railway station	Ootwar	9.3 km
Nearest town	Khairtal	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kishangarh Bas	21 km
District headquarters	Alwar	21 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 2,671. That makes it the 13th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Shekhpur village has 1,362 males and 1,309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 301028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 787 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Ootwar, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 21 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Kishangarh Bas tehsil of Alwar district. Ootwar is about 9.3 km away. Khairtal is about 18 km away. Kishangarh Bas is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.