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About Shukulpura Village

Shukulpura is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 190 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shukulpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shukulpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273213
Area (hectares) 10.33 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 190
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shukulpura compares

By the 2011 count Shukulpura is the 456th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 10.33 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shukulpura

Shukulpura 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 Shukulpura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shukulpura from other places

Shukulpura lies about 43 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 20 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 Shukulpura
Nearest railway station Chureb 20 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 28 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 43 km

Villages closest to Shukulpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shukulpura village had a population of 345. That makes it the 456th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Shukulpura village has 190 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shukulpura has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shukulpura is 273213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shukulpura covers 10.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shukulpura falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shukulpura is Chureb, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Shukulpura is about 43 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shukulpura is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chureb is about 20 km away. Khalīlābād is about 21 km away. Khajni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Herpur (1.6 km), Mahulia (3.1 km) and Parari (4.0 km).

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

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