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About Shekhanpur Village

Shekhanpur is a mid sized village in Jasrana tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,993, made up of 1,067 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 205147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Jasrana
Pincode 205147
Area (hectares) 46.73 hectares
Population 1,993
Male Population 1,067
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhanpur is the 82nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents. Its 46.73 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Shekhanpur

Shekhanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhanpur as Available within 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 Shekhanpur from other places

Shekhanpur lies about 22 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Makkhanpur, about 22 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 Shekhanpur
Tehsil headquarters Jasrana 14 km
Nearest railway station Makkhanpur 22 km
District headquarters Firozabad 22 km
Nearest town Fīrozābād 22 km

Villages closest to Shekhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhanpur village had a population of 1,993. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,829 residents.

Shekhanpur village has 1,067 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhanpur has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Shekhanpur is 205147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhanpur covers 46.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhanpur falls under Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhanpur is Makkhanpur, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhanpur.

Shekhanpur is about 22 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhanpur is in Jasrana tehsil of Firozabad district. Jasrana is about 14 km away. Makkhanpur is about 22 km away. Firozabad is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seetai (under 2 km), Korari Sarhad (1.6 km) and Machharia Nagla Fateh (1.7 km).

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

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