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About Shekhpur Kaliya Village

Shekhpur Kaliya is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 232 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246761, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Kaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Kaliya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Pincode 246761
Area (hectares) 143.06 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 232
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpur Kaliya compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Kaliya is the 465th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 143.06 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Shekhpur Kaliya

Shekhpur Kaliya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Kaliya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpur Kaliya from other places

Shekhpur Kaliya 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 Shekhpur Kaliya
Nearest railway station Chandpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Chāndpur 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 24 km
District headquarters Bijnor 29 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Kaliya

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 Kaliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Kaliya village had a population of 443. That makes it the 465th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Shekhpur Kaliya village has 232 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Kaliya has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur Kaliya is 246761. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur Kaliya covers 143.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Kaliya is Chandpur, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhpur Kaliya.

Shekhpur Kaliya 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.

Shekhpur Kaliya is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Chandpur is about 5.7 km away. Chāndpur is about 5.9 km away. Dhampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhpur Khaddar (under 2 km), Shekhpur Putta (under 2 km) and Dhakoli (3.1 km).

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

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