About Sheikhapur Village

Sheikhapur is a small village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 243 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.65 hectares hectares.

Sheikhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhapur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil	Mehdawal
Area (hectares)	17.65 hectares
Population	469
Male Population	243
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhapur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhapur is the 302nd largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 17.65 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sheikhapur

Sheikhapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sheikhapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sheikhapur from other places

Sheikhapur lies about 26 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ramchaura, about 19 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 Sheikhapur
Tehsil headquarters	Mehdawal	3.7 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ramchaura	19 km
District headquarters	Sant Kabir Nagar	26 km

Villages closest to Sheikhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhapur village had a population of 469. That makes it the 302nd largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Sheikhapur village has 243 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Sheikhapur covers 17.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sheikhapur falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhapur is Ramchaura, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sheikhapur.

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

Sheikhapur is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 3.7 km away. Mehndāwal is about 3.7 km away. Ramchaura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.