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About Shekhupura Village

Shekhupura is a mid sized village in Sahaswan tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,223, made up of 669 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 243638, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Sahaswan
Pincode 243638
Area (hectares) 146.21 hectares
Population 1,223
Male Population 669
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupura is the 98th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents. Its 146.21 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 857.

Getting to Shekhupura

Shekhupura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhupura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shekhupura from other places

Shekhupura lies about 49 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Soron Shukar Kshetra, about 27 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 Shekhupura
Tehsil headquarters Sahaswan 12 km
Nearest town Sahaswān 12 km
Nearest railway station Soron Shukar Kshetra 27 km
District headquarters Budaun 49 km

Villages closest to Shekhupura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupura village had a population of 1,223. That makes it the 98th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,376 residents.

Shekhupura village has 669 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupura has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 857.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupura is 243638. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupura covers 146.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhupura falls under Sahaswan tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupura is Soron Shukar Kshetra, about 27 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 <5 km distance for Shekhupura.

Shekhupura is about 49 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupura is in Sahaswan tehsil of Budaun district. Sahaswan is about 12 km away. Sahaswān is about 12 km away. Soron Shukar Kshetra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padariya (under 2 km), Sirsa Khurd (under 2 km) and Shamaspur Kunvari (1.8 km).

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

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