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About Shespur Village

Shespur is a mid sized village in Nizamabad tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 463 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.36 hectares hectares.

Shespur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shespur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Nizamabad
Area (hectares) 71.36 hectares
Population 916
Male Population 463
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shespur compares

By the 2011 count Shespur is the 200th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 71.36 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Getting to Shespur

Shespur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shespur as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shespur from other places

Shespur lies about 13 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 7.2 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 Shespur
Tehsil headquarters Nizamabad 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 7.2 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 13 km

Villages closest to Shespur

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 Shespur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shespur village had a population of 916. That makes it the 200th largest of the 501 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Shespur village has 463 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shespur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1041.

Shespur covers 71.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shespur is Phariha, about 7.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shespur.

Shespur is about 13 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shespur is in Nizamabad tehsil of Azamgarh district. Nizamabad is about 1.6 km away. Phariha is about 7.2 km away. Azamgarh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Sahadatpur (under 2 km) and Bhanipur (under 2 km).

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

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