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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Saidpur tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 573 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233221, 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 Ghazipur
Tehsil Saidpur
Pincode 233221
Area (hectares) 69.43 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 573
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 157th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 69.43 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shekhpur

The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 27 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Taraon, about 3.1 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 Taraon 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Saidpur 11 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 27 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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 Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 1,181. That makes it the 157th largest of the 556 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Shekhpur village has 573 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 233221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 69.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Taraon, about 3.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 27 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Saidpur tehsil of Ghazipur district. Taraon is about 3.1 km away. Saidpur is about 11 km away. Ghazipur 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 Horilpur (under 2 km), Khankah Khurd (under 2 km) and Manjhari (1.6 km).

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

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