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About Shakipura Village

Shakipura is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 372 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakipura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301604
Area (hectares) 114 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 372
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shakipura compares

By the 2011 count Shakipura is the 141st largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 114 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shakipura

Shakipura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shakipura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakipura from other places

Shakipura lies about 39 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Govindgarh, about 4.6 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 Shakipura
Nearest railway station Govindgarh 4.6 km
Nearest town Nagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 24 km
District headquarters Alwar 39 km

Villages closest to Shakipura

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.

Common questions about Shakipura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakipura village had a population of 688. That makes it the 141st largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Shakipura village has 372 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakipura has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shakipura is 301604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakipura covers 114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakipura falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shakipura is Govindgarh, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shakipura.

Shakipura is about 39 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakipura is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Govindgarh is about 4.6 km away. Nagar is about 14 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agaraki (under 2 km), Nyana (under 2 km) and Alghana (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shakipura today is likely to be higher.

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