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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Tanda tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 370 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Tanda
Pincode 224155
Area (hectares) 171.5 hectares
Population 740
Male Population 370
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 200th largest of the 355 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents. Its 171.5 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within 5 - 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 Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 42 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 6.9 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 town Bastī 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tanda 28 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 42 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 740. That makes it the 200th largest of the 355 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,297 residents.

Shekhpur village has 370 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 224155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 171.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Govindnagar, about 6.9 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 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 42 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Tanda tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Bastī is about 2.6 km away. Govindnagar is about 6.9 km away. Tanda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiyane Khurd (3.4 km), Majha Gannpur (6.9 km) and Bela Nagar (7.6 km).

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

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