About Shekhpura Village

Shekhpura is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,280, made up of 1,731 males and 1,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.03 hectares hectares.

Shekhpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpura village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Behat
Area (hectares)	154.03 hectares
Population	3,280
Male Population	1,731
Female Population	1,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpura compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpura is the 38th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 154.03 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Shekhpura

Shekhpura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shekhpura from other places

Shekhpura lies about 18 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 9.0 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 Shekhpura
Nearest town	Nakūr	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsawa	9.0 km
District headquarters	Saharanpur	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Behat	34 km

Villages closest to Shekhpura

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

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Common questions about Shekhpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpura village had a population of 3,280. That makes it the 38th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Shekhpura village has 1,731 males and 1,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpura has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Shekhpura covers 154.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpura falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpura is Sarsawa, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhpura.

Shekhpura is about 18 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpura is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakūr is about 7.3 km away. Sarsawa is about 9.0 km away. Saharanpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.