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About Shekhanpur Village

Shekhanpur is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,004, made up of 526 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 228131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 228131
Area (hectares) 84.44 hectares
Population 1,004
Male Population 526
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhanpur is the 139th largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 84.44 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Shekhanpur

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

Shekhanpur lies about 65 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 2.5 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 Shekhanpur
Nearest town Mau Aimma under 2 km
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 9.7 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 65 km

Villages closest to Shekhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhanpur village had a population of 1,004. That makes it the 139th largest of the 369 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Shekhanpur village has 526 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhanpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Shekhanpur is 228131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhanpur covers 84.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhanpur falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shekhanpur is Mau Aimma Station, about 2.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhanpur.

Shekhanpur is about 65 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhanpur is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Sultanpur district. Mau Aimma is about under 2 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 2.5 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sheshpur (under 2 km), Birsinghpur (under 2 km) and Niyauri Manorathpur (under 2 km).

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

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