About Shekhapur Village

Shekhapur is a mid sized village in Chhabra tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 338 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Baran
Tehsil	Chhabra
Pincode	325220
Area (hectares)	650 hectares
Population	637
Male Population	338
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur is the 71st largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 639 residents. Its 650 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Shekhapur

Shekhapur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shekhapur from other places

Shekhapur lies about 46 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Kesholi, about 6.9 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 Shekhapur
Nearest railway station	Kesholi	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhabra	14 km
District headquarters	Baran	46 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhabra 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 Shekhapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur village had a population of 637. That makes it the 71st largest of the 188 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 639 residents.

Shekhapur village has 338 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Shekhapur is 325220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhapur covers 650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhapur falls under Chhabra tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur is Kesholi, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shekhapur.

Shekhapur is about 46 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur is in Chhabra tehsil of Baran district. Kesholi is about 6.9 km away. Chhabra is about 14 km away. Baran is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.