About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Dhaurahara tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 670 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Kheri
Tehsil	Dhaurahara
Area (hectares)	213 hectares
Population	1,294
Male Population	670
Female Population	624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 129th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 16 km from Kheri, and the nearest railway station is Hargaon, about 5.2 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	Hargaon	5.2 km
Nearest town	Lāharpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaurahara	16 km
District headquarters	Kheri	16 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaurahara 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 1,294. That makes it the 129th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,912 residents.

Shekhpur village has 670 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Shekhpur covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpur falls under Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Hargaon, about 5.2 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 - 10 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 16 km from Kheri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Dhaurahara tehsil of Kheri district. Hargaon is about 5.2 km away. Lāharpur is about 14 km away. Dhaurahara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.