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About Shekhpur Khichara Village

Shekhpur Khichara is one of the larger villages in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,608, made up of 4,013 males and 3,595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.7 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Khichara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Khichara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Area (hectares) 279.7 hectares
Population 7,608
Male Population 4,013
Female Population 3,595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur Khichara compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Khichara is the 11th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 279.7 hectares work out to about 27 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 891.

Getting to Shekhpur Khichara

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

Shekhpur Khichara lies about 12 km from Ghaziabad, and the nearest railway station is Dasna, about 3.4 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 Khichara
Nearest railway station Dasna 3.4 km
Nearest town Dāsna 4.0 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 22 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Khichara

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.

Common questions about Shekhpur Khichara

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Khichara village had a population of 7,608. That makes it the 11th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Shekhpur Khichara village has 4,013 males and 3,595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Khichara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Shekhpur Khichara covers 279.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Khichara is Dasna, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpur Khichara.

Shekhpur Khichara is about 12 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur Khichara is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Dasna is about 3.4 km away. Dāsna is about 4.0 km away. Ghaziabad is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galand (3.2 km), Gordhanpur (3.6 km) and Dehra (4.8 km).

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

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