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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a small village in Mohammdi tehsil, in the district of Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 181 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.21 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kheri
Tehsil Mohammdi
Area (hectares) 148.21 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 181
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 439th largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 148.21 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 875.

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 Mohammdi 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 Mohammdi 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 355. That makes it the 439th largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Shekhpur village has 181 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 875.

Shekhpur covers 148.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur falls under Mohammdi 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 Mohammdi tehsil of Kheri district. Hargaon is about 5.2 km away. Lāharpur is about 14 km away. Mohammdi 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 Barrahiya (under 2 km), Kakrahiya (under 2 km) and Mohammadpur Narahi (under 2 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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