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About Khedi Shikohpur Village

Khedi Shikohpur is one of the larger villages in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,290, made up of 5,402 males and 4,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1698.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247662, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khedi Shikohpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khedi Shikohpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247662
Area (hectares) 1698.1 hectares
Population 10,290
Male Population 5,402
Female Population 4,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khedi Shikohpur compares

By the 2011 count Khedi Shikohpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 1698.1 hectares work out to about 6.1 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 869.

Getting to Khedi Shikohpur

Khedi Shikohpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khedi Shikohpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khedi Shikohpur from other places

Khedi Shikohpur lies about 34 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Chodiala, about 18 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 Khedi Shikohpur
Nearest railway station Chodiala 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 20 km
District headquarters Hardwar 34 km

Villages closest to Khedi Shikohpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Roorkee 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 Khedi Shikohpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khedi Shikohpur village had a population of 10,290. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Khedi Shikohpur village has 5,402 males and 4,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khedi Shikohpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Khedi Shikohpur is 247662. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khedi Shikohpur covers 1698.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khedi Shikohpur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khedi Shikohpur is Chodiala, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khedi Shikohpur.

Khedi Shikohpur is about 34 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khedi Shikohpur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Chodiala is about 18 km away. Roorkee is about 20 km away. Hardwar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aamkheri (1.9 km), Patti Dada (3.1 km) and Jalalpur Dada (4.5 km).

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

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