About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,823, made up of 915 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222188, 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	Shahganj
Pincode	222188
Area (hectares)	74.13 hectares
Population	1,823
Male Population	915
Female Population	908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 124th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 74.13 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur 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 from other places

Shekhpur lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 2.9 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	Kheta Sarai	2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	12 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	12 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	21 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

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Common questions about Shekhpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 1,823. That makes it the 124th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Shekhpur village has 915 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 222188. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 74.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Kheta Sarai, about 2.9 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.

Shekhpur is about 21 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 Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 2.9 km away. Shahganj is about 12 km away. Shāhganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.