About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a small village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 221 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321633, 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	Lachhmangarh
Pincode	321633
Area (hectares)	159.42 hectares
Population	423
Male Population	221
Female Population	202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
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 182nd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 159.42 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

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 35 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Mandawar Mahwa Road, about 16 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
Tehsil headquarters	Lachhmangarh	9.9 km
Nearest railway station	Mandawar Mahwa Road	16 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	19 km
District headquarters	Alwar	35 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lachhmangarh 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 423. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Shekhpur village has 221 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 321633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 159.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Mandawar Mahwa Road, about 16 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 35 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 Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Lachhmangarh is about 9.9 km away. Mandawar Mahwa Road is about 16 km away. Rājgarh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.