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About Shekharpur Village

Shekharpur is a small village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 117 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.13 hectares hectares.

Shekharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekharpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Area (hectares) 24.13 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 117
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Shekharpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekharpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 24.13 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shekharpur

Shekharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekharpur 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 Shekharpur from other places

Shekharpur lies about 27 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Baragaon, about 19 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 Shekharpur
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 17 km
Nearest railway station Baragaon 19 km
Nearest town Colonelganj 27 km
District headquarters Gonda 27 km

Villages closest to Shekharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekharpur village had a population of 226. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Shekharpur village has 117 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekharpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Shekharpur covers 24.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekharpur falls under Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekharpur is Baragaon, about 19 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 Shekharpur.

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

Shekharpur is in Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Tarabganj is about 17 km away. Baragaon is about 19 km away. Colonelganj 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 Ismailpur (1.5 km), Mukundpur (1.6 km) and Barouli (1.9 km).

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

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