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About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a small village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 212 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276301
Area (hectares) 49.05 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 212
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 385th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 49.05 hectares work out to about 8.6 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 1050.

Getting to Shekhpura

The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 136 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Tharwai, about 8.3 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 Shekhpura
Nearest railway station Tharwai 8.3 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 19 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 136 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura village had a population of 420. That makes it the 385th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Shekhpura village has 212 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 981 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 1050.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpura is 276301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpura covers 49.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpura falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Tharwai, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shekhpura is about 136 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Tharwai is about 8.3 km away. Mau Aimma is about 9.0 km away. Phulpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpur Pipri (under 2 km), Narpatpur (1.6 km) and Kandara (1.7 km).

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

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