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About Shekhpuri Village

Shekhpuri is a mid sized village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,202, made up of 641 males and 561 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,202
Male Population 641
Female Population 561
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhpuri compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpuri is the 65th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Shekhpuri

The census records public bus service for Shekhpuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpuri from other places

Shekhpuri lies about 29 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Roorkee, about under 2 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 Shekhpuri
Nearest railway station Roorkee under 2 km
District headquarters Hardwar 29 km

Villages closest to Shekhpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpuri village had a population of 1,202. That makes it the 65th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Shekhpuri village has 641 males and 561 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpuri has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpuri is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpuri covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhpuri falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpuri is Roorkee, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhpuri.

Shekhpuri is about 29 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpuri is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Roorkee is about under 2 km away. Hardwar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salempur Bakkal (2.2 km), Bhagatanpur Majra Niranjanpur (3.4 km) and Barampur (5.0 km).

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

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