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About Shekhupur Village

Shekhupur is a small village in Roorkee tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 4 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247670, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhupur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhupur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Roorkee
Pincode 247670
Area (hectares) 112.63 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 4
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 250
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhupur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhupur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents. Its 112.63 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Shekhupur

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

Shekhupur lies about 46 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Baliakheri, about 26 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 Shekhupur
Nearest railway station Baliakheri 26 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Roorkee 34 km
District headquarters Hardwar 46 km

Villages closest to Shekhupur

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 Shekhupur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhupur village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,433 residents.

Shekhupur village has 4 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhupur has about 250 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Shekhupur is 247670. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhupur covers 112.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhupur falls under Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shekhupur is Baliakheri, about 26 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 village for Shekhupur.

Shekhupur is about 46 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhupur is in Roorkee tehsil of Hardwar district. Baliakheri is about 26 km away. Sahāranpur is about 27 km away. Roorkee 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 Hasanawala (10 km), Aamkheri (12 km) and Banjarewala Grunt (13 km).

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

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