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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Madhuban tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 246 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.02 hectares hectares.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Madhuban
Area (hectares) 29.02 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 246
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 173rd largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 29.02 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 26 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Gobindpur Dugauli, about 5.4 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 Gobindpur Dugauli 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhuban 9.2 km
Nearest town Kopāganj 20 km
District headquarters Mau 26 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madhuban 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 535. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Shekhpur village has 246 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Shekhpur covers 29.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur falls under Madhuban tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Gobindpur Dugauli, about 5.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 26 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Madhuban tehsil of Mau district. Gobindpur Dugauli is about 5.4 km away. Madhuban is about 9.2 km away. Kopāganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandanpur (under 2 km), Chandpur (under 2 km) and Jogari (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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