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About Shekhpur Garhu Village

Shekhpur Garhu is a large village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,499, made up of 2,359 males and 2,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.34 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Garhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Garhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Area (hectares) 56.34 hectares
Population 4,499
Male Population 2,359
Female Population 2,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpur Garhu compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Garhu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 56.34 hectares work out to about 80 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shekhpur Garhu

Shekhpur Garhu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Garhu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpur Garhu from other places

Shekhpur Garhu lies about 63 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 13 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 Garhu
Nearest town Kotdwāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 30 km
District headquarters Bijnor 63 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Garhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Garhu village had a population of 4,499. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Shekhpur Garhu village has 2,359 males and 2,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Garhu has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Shekhpur Garhu covers 56.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 80 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur Garhu falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Garhu is Kotdwara, about 13 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpur Garhu.

Shekhpur Garhu is about 63 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur Garhu is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Kotdwāra is about 12 km away. Kotdwara is about 13 km away. Najibabad is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambedkar Nagar (under 2 km), Budgara (under 2 km) and Budgari (under 2 km).

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

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