About Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad Village

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 850, made up of 435 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.5 hectares hectares.

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Bhanpur
Area (hectares)	112.5 hectares
Population	850
Male Population	435
Female Population	415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad compares

By the 2011 count Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad is the 136th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 112.5 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad 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 Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad from other places

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad lies about 131 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 5.2 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 Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad
Nearest railway station	Jalalganj	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhanpur	17 km
Nearest town	Jaunpur	21 km
District headquarters	Basti	131 km

Villages closest to Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad village had a population of 850. That makes it the 136th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad village has 435 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 997.

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad covers 112.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad is Jalalganj, about 5.2 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 Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad.

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad is about 131 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhapur Chak Dost Mohammad is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Jalalganj is about 5.2 km away. Bhanpur is about 17 km away. Jaunpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ibrahim Urf Shekhapur (under 2 km), Dilawal Chak (under 2 km) and Gadahpur Chak Agya (under 2 km).

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