About Shekhupur Village

Shekhupur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,049, made up of 503 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.45 hectares hectares.

Shekhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Azamgarh
Tehsil	Lalganj
Area (hectares)	119.45 hectares
Population	1,049
Male Population	503
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur is the 191st largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 119.45 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Shekhupur

Shekhupur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur 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 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 150 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bishnathganj, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters	Lalganj	9.0 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bishnathganj	24 km
District headquarters	Azamgarh	150 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur

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

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Common questions about Shekhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupur village had a population of 1,049. That makes it the 191st largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Shekhupur village has 503 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1080.

Shekhupur covers 119.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhupur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur is Bishnathganj, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhupur.

Shekhupur is about 150 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 9.0 km away. Lālganj is about 9.0 km away. Bishnathganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.