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About Shekhvapur Village

Shekhvapur is a mid sized village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 513 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.31 hectares hectares.

Shekhvapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhvapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Area (hectares) 116.31 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 513
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhvapur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhvapur is the 268th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 116.31 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Shekhvapur

Shekhvapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shekhvapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhvapur from other places

Shekhvapur lies about 33 km from Sitapur. 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 Shekhvapur
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 4.6 km
Nearest town Biswān 4.6 km
District headquarters Sitapur 33 km

Villages closest to Shekhvapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhvapur village had a population of 914. That makes it the 268th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Shekhvapur village has 513 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhvapur has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Shekhvapur covers 116.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhvapur falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shekhvapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shekhvapur.

Shekhvapur is about 33 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhvapur is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Biswan is about 4.6 km away. Biswān is about 4.6 km away. Sitapur 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 Madar Mau (under 2 km), Kowa Khera (under 2 km) and Puraina (1.5 km).

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

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