About Sheikhpur Village

Sheikhpur is a mid sized village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,926, made up of 1,005 males and 921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.26 hectares hectares.

Sheikhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheikhpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sitapur
Tehsil	Mahmudabad
Area (hectares)	200.26 hectares
Population	1,926
Male Population	1,005
Female Population	921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheikhpur compares

By the 2011 count Sheikhpur is the 98th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 200.26 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Sheikhpur

Sheikhpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sheikhpur as Available within 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 Sheikhpur from other places

Sheikhpur lies about 47 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Babupur, about 2.7 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 Sheikhpur
Nearest railway station	Babupur	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahmudabad	7.5 km
Nearest town	Mahmudābād	7.5 km
District headquarters	Sitapur	47 km

Villages closest to Sheikhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheikhpur village had a population of 1,926. That makes it the 98th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Sheikhpur village has 1,005 males and 921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheikhpur has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Sheikhpur covers 200.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sheikhpur falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sheikhpur is Babupur, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance for Sheikhpur.

Sheikhpur is about 47 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheikhpur is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Babupur is about 2.7 km away. Mahmudabad is about 7.5 km away. Mahmudābād is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.