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About Shekhupura Village

Shekhupura is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 357 males and 309 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.12 hectares hectares.

Shekhupura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 83.12 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 357
Female Population 309
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
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 Shekhupura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupura is the 135th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 83.12 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shekhupura

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

Shekhupura lies about 45 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 9.3 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 Shekhupura
Nearest railway station Sirsi Mukhdampur 9.3 km
Nearest town Sirsi 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 33 km
District headquarters Rampur 45 km

Villages closest to Shekhupura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupura village had a population of 666. That makes it the 135th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Shekhupura village has 357 males and 309 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupura has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Shekhupura covers 83.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhupura falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupura is Sirsi Mukhdampur, about 9.3 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 Shekhupura.

Shekhupura is about 45 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupura is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Sirsi Mukhdampur is about 9.3 km away. Sirsi is about 9.7 km away. Shahabad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tigri (2.1 km), Doharia (8.0 km) and Husainganj Near Janakpur (11 km).

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

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