About Shekhpuri Chauhar Village

Shekhpuri Chauhar is a mid sized village in Chandpur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 685 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246725, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpuri Chauhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpuri Chauhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bijnor
Tehsil	Chandpur
Pincode	246725
Area (hectares)	248.45 hectares
Population	1,296
Male Population	685
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpuri Chauhar compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpuri Chauhar is the 165th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents. Its 248.45 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Shekhpuri Chauhar

Shekhpuri Chauhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpuri Chauhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shekhpuri Chauhar from other places

Shekhpuri Chauhar lies about 29 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Chandpur, about 5.7 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 Shekhpuri Chauhar
Nearest railway station	Chandpur	5.7 km
Nearest town	Chāndpur	5.9 km
District headquarters	Bijnor	29 km

Villages closest to Shekhpuri Chauhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandpur 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 Shekhpuri Chauhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpuri Chauhar village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 165th largest of the 395 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,442 residents.

Shekhpuri Chauhar village has 685 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpuri Chauhar has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpuri Chauhar is 246725. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpuri Chauhar covers 248.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpuri Chauhar falls under Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpuri Chauhar is Chandpur, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpuri Chauhar.

Shekhpuri Chauhar is about 29 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpuri Chauhar is in Chandpur tehsil of Bijnor district. Chandpur is about 5.7 km away. Chāndpur is about 5.9 km away. Bijnor is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halimpur (under 2 km), Hatampur (under 2 km) and Nasirpur Shekh (under 2 km).

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