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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 751 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.13 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 232.13 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 751
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 199th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 232.13 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur 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 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 8.7 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Jahangirabad Rj, about 6.1 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 Jahangirabad Rj 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 7.7 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 7.7 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 8.7 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 199th largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Shekhpur village has 751 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Shekhpur covers 232.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpur falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Jahangirabad Rj, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 8.7 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Jahangirabad Rj is about 6.1 km away. Nawabganj is about 7.7 km away. Nawābganj is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jiynpur (under 2 km), Isrehna (2.2 km) and Jaidpur (2.2 km).

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

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