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About Shekha Deeh Village

Shekha Deeh is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,665, made up of 847 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.7 hectares hectares.

Shekha Deeh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekha Deeh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 161.7 hectares
Population 1,665
Male Population 847
Female Population 818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekha Deeh compares

By the 2011 count Shekha Deeh is the 83rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 161.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Shekha Deeh

Shekha Deeh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekha Deeh as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shaktipur, Shambhupur, Shankarpur and Sharaye. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekha Deeh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekha Deeh village had a population of 1,665. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Shekha Deeh village has 847 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekha Deeh has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Shekha Deeh covers 161.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekha Deeh falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shekha Deeh notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Shekha Deeh.

Shekha Deeh is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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