About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a large village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,554, made up of 1,317 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.66 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Mariahu
Area (hectares)	36.66 hectares
Population	2,554
Male Population	1,317
Female Population	1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 68th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 36.66 hectares work out to about 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur 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 Shekhpur as Available. 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 Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 27 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Mariahu, about 8.8 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	Mariahu	8.8 km
Nearest town	Mariāhu	9.5 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	27 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 2,554. That makes it the 68th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Shekhpur village has 1,317 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Shekhpur covers 36.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 70 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Mariahu, about 8.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 27 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 Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Mariahu is about 8.8 km away. Mariāhu is about 9.5 km away. Jaunpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.