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About Shekhupur Village

Shekhupur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,913, made up of 944 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Pincode 276121
Area (hectares) 37.19 hectares
Population 1,913
Male Population 944
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur is the 110th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 37.19 hectares work out to about 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Shekhupur

Shekhupur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhupur as Available within 5 - 10 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 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 48 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Dohrighat, about 12 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 town Chillupār 10 km
Nearest railway station Dohrighat 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 31 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 48 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagri 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 1,913. That makes it the 110th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Shekhupur village has 944 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupur is 276121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupur covers 37.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 51 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur is Dohrighat, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhupur.

Shekhupur is about 48 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 Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Chillupār is about 10 km away. Dohrighat is about 12 km away. Sagri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akbalpur (under 2 km), Arazi Dariyapur (under 2 km) and Arazi Palhawapur (under 2 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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