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About Shekhwapur Village

Shekhwapur is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 313 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhwapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhwapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 229206
Area (hectares) 77.99 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 313
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhwapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhwapur is the 236th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,502 residents. Its 77.99 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shekhwapur

The census records public bus service for Shekhwapur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhwapur from other places

Shekhwapur lies about 63 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bishnathganj, about 24 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 Shekhwapur
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 9.0 km
Nearest town Lālganj 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Bishnathganj 24 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 63 km

Villages closest to Shekhwapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhwapur village had a population of 597. That makes it the 236th largest of the 327 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,502 residents.

Shekhwapur village has 313 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhwapur has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shekhwapur is 229206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhwapur covers 77.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhwapur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhwapur is Bishnathganj, about 24 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhwapur.

Shekhwapur is about 63 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhwapur is in Lalganj tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lalganj is about 9.0 km away. Lālganj is about 9.0 km away. Bishnathganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haripur (2.8 km), Haripur Aht (2.8 km) and Haripur Mirdaha (2.8 km).

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

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