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About Shakhpur Village

Shakhpur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,962, made up of 1,021 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233306
Area (hectares) 94.9 hectares
Population 1,962
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shakhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shakhpur is the 77th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 94.9 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shakhpur

Shakhpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shakhpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shakhpur from other places

Shakhpur lies about 38 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Aunrihar Junction, about 2.0 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 Shakhpur
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Aunrihar Junction 2.0 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 38 km

Villages closest to Shakhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakhpur village had a population of 1,962. That makes it the 77th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Shakhpur village has 1,021 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakhpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shakhpur is 233306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakhpur covers 94.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shakhpur falls under Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shakhpur is Aunrihar Junction, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shakhpur.

Shakhpur is about 38 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakhpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Saidpur is about 1.9 km away. Aunrihar Junction is about 2.0 km away. Ghazipur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrifpur (under 2 km), Aurihar Khurd (under 2 km) and Bhataura (under 2 km).

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

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