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About Shekhupur Village

Shekhupur is a mid sized village in Bidhuna tehsil, in the district of Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,190, made up of 658 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.84 hectares hectares.

Shekhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Auraiya
Tehsil Bidhuna
Area (hectares) 156.84 hectares
Population 1,190
Male Population 658
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shekhupur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur is the 183rd largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents. Its 156.84 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Shekhupur

Shekhupur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhupur from other places

Shekhupur lies about 47 km from Auraiya, and the nearest railway station is Samhon, about 15 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 railway station Samhon 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bidhuna 18 km
Nearest town Bidhūna 18 km
District headquarters Auraiya 47 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bidhuna 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 1,190. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 399 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,597 residents.

Shekhupur village has 658 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 862.

Shekhupur covers 156.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhupur falls under Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur is Samhon, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhupur.

Shekhupur is about 47 km from Auraiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupur is in Bidhuna tehsil of Auraiya district. Samhon is about 15 km away. Bidhuna is about 18 km away. Bidhūna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barauna Khurd (under 2 km), Surajpur Umrain (1.6 km) and Dundahar (1.8 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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