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About Shekhanpur Village

Shekhanpur is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 492 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 225305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 225305
Area (hectares) 117.71 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 492
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhanpur is the 182nd largest of the 383 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 117.71 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Shekhanpur

The census records public bus service for Shekhanpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhanpur from other places

Shekhanpur lies about 85 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Lalganj, about 2.4 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 Shekhanpur
Nearest railway station Lalganj 2.4 km
Nearest town Raebareli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 33 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 85 km

Villages closest to Shekhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhanpur village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 383 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Shekhanpur village has 492 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhanpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Shekhanpur is 225305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhanpur covers 117.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhanpur falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhanpur is Lalganj, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Shekhanpur.

Shekhanpur is about 85 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhanpur is in Fatehpur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Lalganj is about 2.4 km away. Raebareli is about 24 km away. Fatehpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhupur (under 2 km), Khirhani (under 2 km) and Chandauli (2.9 km).

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

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