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About Shekhwa Village

Shekhwa is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 643 males and 592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares.

Shekhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 226 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 643
Female Population 592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Shekhwa compares

By the 2011 count Shekhwa is the 190th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shekhwa

Shekhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhwa 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 Shekhwa from other places

Shekhwa lies about 46 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Chunar Junction, about 16 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 Shekhwa
Nearest town Ahraura 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Chunar Junction 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 17 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 46 km

Villages closest to Shekhwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhwa village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 190th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Shekhwa village has 643 males and 592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhwa has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Shekhwa covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhwa falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhwa is Chunar Junction, about 16 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 Shekhwa.

Shekhwa is about 46 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhwa is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 3.3 km away. Chunar Junction is about 16 km away. Chunar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairampur (under 2 km), Maghwa (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (under 2 km).

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

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