About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Bayana tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 1,009 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bharatpur
Tehsil	Bayana
Pincode	321028
Area (hectares)	384.2 hectares
Population	1,899
Male Population	1,009
Female Population	890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
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 34th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 384.2 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 827.

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 25 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Kela Devi, about 7.4 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	Kela Devi	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bayana	18 km
Nearest town	Bayāna	18 km
District headquarters	Bharatpur	25 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bayana 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 1,899. That makes it the 34th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Shekhpur village has 1,009 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 827.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 321028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 384.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Kela Devi, about 7.4 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 25 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Bayana tehsil of Bharatpur district. Kela Devi is about 7.4 km away. Bayana is about 18 km away. Bayāna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.