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About Shakurpur Village

Shakurpur is a small village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 127 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,417 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.16 hectares hectares.

Shakurpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakurpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 33.16 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 127
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,417
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shakurpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakurpur is the 367th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 33.16 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Shakurpur

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

How far is Shakurpur from other places

Shakurpur lies about 21 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sanjarpur, about 5.3 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 Shakurpur
Nearest railway station Sanjarpur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 8.6 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Shakurpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakurpur village had a population of 307. That makes it the 367th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Shakurpur village has 127 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakurpur has about 1417 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1041.

Shakurpur covers 33.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shakurpur falls under Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakurpur is Sanjarpur, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shakurpur.

Shakurpur is about 21 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakurpur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sanjarpur is about 5.3 km away. Nizamabad is about 8.6 km away. Azamgarh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakuripur (under 2 km), Baisar (under 2 km) and Khairuddinpur (under 2 km).

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

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