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About Shekhupur Village

Shekhupur is a mid sized village in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 531 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 844 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.54 hectares hectares.

Shekhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Area (hectares) 160.54 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 531
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 844
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 264th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 160.54 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

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 10+ 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 23 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mahrawal, about 22 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 Khair 11 km
Nearest railway station Mahrawal 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 23 km
District headquarters Aligarh 23 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 979. That makes it the 264th largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Shekhupur village has 531 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur has about 844 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

Shekhupur covers 160.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur is Mahrawal, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Shekhupur.

Shekhupur is about 23 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 Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Khair is about 11 km away. Mahrawal is about 22 km away. Koil is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nayabas Narendra Garhi (2.3 km), Dhanoli Chinauli (2.3 km) and Harnoti (2.9 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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