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About Shekhapur Village

Shekhapur is a mid sized village in Madnoor tehsil, in the district of Nizamabad, Telangana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 549 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 503309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur village
Description Value
State Telangana
District Nizamabad
Tehsil Madnoor
Pincode 503309
Area (hectares) 704 hectares
Population 1,087
Male Population 549
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur is the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 704 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shekhapur

Shekhapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur 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 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 20 km from Nizamabad, and the nearest railway station is Fakhrabad, about 7.5 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 Fakhrabad 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Madnoor 20 km
District headquarters Nizamabad 20 km
Nearest town Nizāmābād 20 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Shekhapur village has 549 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Shekhapur is 503309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhapur covers 704 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhapur falls under Madnoor tehsil of Nizamabad district in Telangana.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur is Fakhrabad, about 7.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhapur.

Shekhapur is about 20 km from Nizamabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur is in Madnoor tehsil of Nizamabad district. Fakhrabad is about 7.5 km away. Madnoor is about 20 km away. Nizamabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madnur (21 km), Mainur (21 km) and Elegaon (22 km).

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

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