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About Shekhpur Village

Shekhpur is a mid sized village in Kadipur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 368 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 228145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Kadipur
Pincode 228145
Area (hectares) 37.82 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 368
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur is the 230th largest of the 343 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents. Its 37.82 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Shekhpur

Shekhpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Shekhpur from other places

Shekhpur lies about 64 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 7.5 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 Shekhpur
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 7.5 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kadipur 35 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 64 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur village had a population of 737. That makes it the 230th largest of the 343 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents.

Shekhpur village has 368 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur is 228145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur covers 37.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shekhpur falls under Kadipur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur is Kheta Sarai, about 7.5 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 for Shekhpur.

Shekhpur is about 64 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur is in Kadipur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 7.5 km away. Shāhganj is about 13 km away. Kadipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baluaa (7.8 km), Bhoopatipur (9.2 km) and Dullhapur (10 km).

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

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