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About Shekhupura Village

Shekhupura is a large village in Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Etah, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,116 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 207247, 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 Etah
Tehsil Aliganj
Pincode 207247
Area (hectares) 246.11 hectares
Population 2,157
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupura is the 73rd largest of the 232 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,868 residents. Its 246.11 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 862.

Getting to Shekhupura

Shekhupura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhupura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 30 km from Etah, and the nearest railway station is Patiali, about 7.0 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
Nearest railway station Patiali 7.0 km
Nearest town Ganj Dundwāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Aliganj 27 km
District headquarters Etah 30 km

Villages closest to Shekhupura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aliganj 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 2,157. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 232 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,868 residents.

Shekhupura village has 1,116 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupura has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 862.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupura is 207247. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupura covers 246.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhupura falls under Aliganj tehsil of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupura is Patiali, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance for Shekhupura.

Shekhupura is about 30 km from Etah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupura is in Aliganj tehsil of Etah district. Patiali is about 7.0 km away. Ganj Dundwāra is about 11 km away. Aliganj 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 Khiriya (2.3 km), Khiriya Majra Kastoorpura (2.3 km) and Khiriya Nagar Shah (2.3 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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