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About Shukulpur Village

Shukulpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 523 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 251502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukulpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukulpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Pincode 251502
Area (hectares) 50.96 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 523
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shukulpur compares

By the 2011 count Shukulpur is the 341st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 50.96 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shukulpur

Shukulpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shukulpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shukulpur from other places

Shukulpur lies about 39 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, 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 Shukulpur
Nearest railway station Unchdih 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 12 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 30 km
District headquarters Allahabad 39 km

Villages closest to Shukulpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukulpur village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 341st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Shukulpur village has 523 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukulpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shukulpur is 251502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukulpur covers 50.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shukulpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shukulpur is Unchdih, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shukulpur.

Shukulpur is about 39 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukulpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 7.4 km away. Handia is about 12 km away. Gyānpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauka (2.1 km), Khijirpur (2.4 km) and Newada Barauna (5.4 km).

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

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