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About Shekhupur Village

Shekhupur is a mid sized village in Atrauli tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,965, made up of 1,049 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.93 hectares hectares.

Shekhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Atrauli
Area (hectares) 83.93 hectares
Population 1,965
Male Population 1,049
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur is the 136th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents. Its 83.93 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Shekhupur

Shekhupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shekhupur from other places

Shekhupur lies about 36 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Atrauli Road, about 25 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 Shekhupur
Nearest town Chharra 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Atrauli 16 km
Nearest railway station Atrauli Road 25 km
District headquarters Aligarh 36 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupur village had a population of 1,965. That makes it the 136th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,271 residents.

Shekhupur village has 1,049 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Shekhupur covers 83.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhupur falls under Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur is Atrauli Road, about 25 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhupur.

Shekhupur is about 36 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupur is in Atrauli tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 5.0 km away. Atrauli is about 16 km away. Atrauli Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhupur Satkuna (under 2 km), Rumamai (1.6 km) and Sirauli (2.4 km).

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

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