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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a small village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 194 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 243201
Area (hectares) 84.57 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 194
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 323rd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 84.57 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within 10+ 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 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 42 km from Bareilly, 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
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 11 km
District headquarters Bareilly 42 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baheri 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 370. That makes it the 323rd largest of the 368 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Shekhpur village has 194 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 243201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 84.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Baheri tehsil of Bareilly 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 10+ km distance.

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

Shekhpur is about 42 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Baheri tehsil of Bareilly district. Richha Road is about 9.7 km away. Baheri is about 11 km away. Bareilly is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mundia Nasir (under 2 km), Charai Dandi (under 2 km) and Churaila (1.8 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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