About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Belthara Road tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 650 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.04 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ballia
Tehsil	Belthara Road
Area (hectares)	51.04 hectares
Population	1,250
Male Population	650
Female Population	600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	923
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 106th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 51.04 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available. 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 Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 18 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 9.7 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 Shekhpur
Nearest railway station	Richha Road	9.7 km
Nearest town	Baheri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belthara Road	18 km
District headquarters	Ballia	18 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belthara Road 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 Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 106th largest of the 266 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Shekhpur village has 650 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Shekhpur covers 51.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur falls under Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Richha Road, about 9.7 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 18 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district. Richha Road is about 9.7 km away. Baheri is about 11 km away. Belthara Road is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.