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About Shekhpur Ahir Village

Shekhpur Ahir is a large village in Madhogarh tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,174, made up of 1,195 males and 979 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.1 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Ahir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Ahir village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Madhogarh
Area (hectares) 163.1 hectares
Population 2,174
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 979
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur Ahir compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Ahir is the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents. Its 163.1 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 867.

Getting to Shekhpur Ahir

Shekhpur Ahir is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Ahir 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpur Ahir from other places

Shekhpur Ahir lies about 24 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Phaphund, about 37 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 Ahir
Tehsil headquarters Madhogarh 17 km
Nearest town Auraiya 21 km
District headquarters Jalaun 24 km
Nearest railway station Phaphund 37 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Ahir

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Ahir village had a population of 2,174. That makes it the 35th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,359 residents.

Shekhpur Ahir village has 1,195 males and 979 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Ahir has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 867.

Shekhpur Ahir covers 163.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpur Ahir falls under Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Ahir is Phaphund, about 37 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 village for Shekhpur Ahir.

Shekhpur Ahir is about 24 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur Ahir is in Madhogarh tehsil of Jalaun district. Madhogarh is about 17 km away. Auraiya is about 21 km away. Jalaun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamlapur Junnardar (1.6 km), Salempur Kanar (1.7 km) and Nimgaon (1.7 km).

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

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