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About Shekhpur Putta Village

Shekhpur Putta is a small village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 199 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.04 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Putta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Putta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 92.04 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 199
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur Putta compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Putta is the 488th 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 92.04 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 Putta

Shekhpur Putta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Putta as Available within <5 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 Putta from other places

Shekhpur Putta 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 Putta
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 Putta

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 Putta

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Putta village had a population of 379. That makes it the 488th 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 Putta village has 199 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Putta has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Shekhpur Putta covers 92.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Putta 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpur Putta.

Shekhpur Putta 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 Putta 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 Kaliya (under 2 km), Shekhpur Khaddar (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 Putta today is likely to be higher.

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