About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,862, made up of 1,004 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 245101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ghaziabad
Tehsil	Hapur
Pincode	245101
Area (hectares)	322.06 hectares
Population	1,862
Male Population	1,004
Female Population	858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 129th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 322.06 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 44 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Hafizpur, about 11 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
Nearest railway station	Hafizpur	11 km
Nearest town	Gulāothi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hapur	14 km
District headquarters	Ghaziabad	44 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

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Common questions about Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 1,862. That makes it the 129th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Shekhpur village has 1,004 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 245101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 322.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Hafizpur, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 44 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Hafizpur is about 11 km away. Gulāothi is about 11 km away. Hapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.