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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 123 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222135, 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 Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222135
Area (hectares) 16.77 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 123
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 446th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 16.77 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ 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 23 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.5 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 Sri Krishna Nagar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 16 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 23 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Machhlishahr 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 255. That makes it the 446th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Shekhpur village has 123 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 222135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 16.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 7.5 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 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 23 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 7.5 km away. Machhlishahr is about 16 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhapur (under 2 km), Chitawan (under 2 km) and Bahauddinpur (1.9 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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