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About Shekhpur Lala Village

Shekhpur Lala is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,770, made up of 931 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.24 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Lala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Lala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 58.24 hectares
Population 1,770
Male Population 931
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur Lala compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Lala is the 142nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 58.24 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Shekhpur Lala

Shekhpur Lala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Lala as Available within 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 Shekhpur Lala from other places

Shekhpur Lala lies about 27 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Haldaur, about 10 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 Lala
Nearest town Nihtaur 10 km
Nearest railway station Haldaur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 16 km
District headquarters Bijnor 27 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Lala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Lala village had a population of 1,770. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Shekhpur Lala village has 931 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Lala has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Shekhpur Lala covers 58.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur Lala falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Lala is Haldaur, about 10 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 village for Shekhpur Lala.

Shekhpur Lala is about 27 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur Lala is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 10 km away. Haldaur is about 10 km away. Dhampur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raiapur Lakra (1.7 km), Machhmar (1.7 km) and Machmar (1.7 km).

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

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