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About Nagla Shekhu Village

Nagla Shekhu is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,160, made up of 1,680 males and 1,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 203131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nagla Shekhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nagla Shekhu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Pincode 203131
Area (hectares) 401.97 hectares
Population 3,160
Male Population 1,680
Female Population 1,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nagla Shekhu compares

By the 2011 count Nagla Shekhu is the 22nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 401.97 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Nagla Shekhu

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

Nagla Shekhu lies about 21 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja City, about 6.2 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 Nagla Shekhu
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Khurja City 6.2 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 21 km

Villages closest to Nagla Shekhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khurja 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 Nagla Shekhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nagla Shekhu village had a population of 3,160. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Nagla Shekhu village has 1,680 males and 1,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nagla Shekhu has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Nagla Shekhu is 203131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nagla Shekhu covers 401.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nagla Shekhu falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Nagla Shekhu is Khurja City, about 6.2 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 village for Nagla Shekhu.

Nagla Shekhu is about 21 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nagla Shekhu is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Khurja is about 5.4 km away. Khurja City is about 6.2 km away. Bulandshahr is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wazidpur (under 2 km), Rohinda (2.2 km) and Balarau (2.2 km).

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

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