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About Shekhpurwa Village

Shekhpurwa is a mid sized village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 332 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.19 hectares hectares.

Shekhpurwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpurwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 68.19 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 332
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpurwa compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpurwa is the 322nd largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 68.19 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Shekhpurwa

Shekhpurwa 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 Shekhpurwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpurwa from other places

Shekhpurwa lies about 21 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Kath Kuiyan, about 3.6 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 Shekhpurwa
Nearest railway station Kath Kuiyan 3.6 km
Nearest town Padrauna 5.3 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Hata 32 km

Villages closest to Shekhpurwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpurwa village had a population of 649. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Shekhpurwa village has 332 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpurwa has about 955 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 994.

Shekhpurwa covers 68.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpurwa falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpurwa is Kath Kuiyan, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpurwa.

Shekhpurwa is about 21 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpurwa is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Kath Kuiyan is about 3.6 km away. Padrauna is about 5.3 km away. Kushinagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mir Patti (8.2 km), Batrauli (9.4 km) and Bhathahi Buzurg (9.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shekhpurwa today is likely to be higher.

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