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About Shekhampur Village

Shekhampur is one of the larger villages in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,561, made up of 3,278 males and 3,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 857.94 hectares
Population 6,561
Male Population 3,278
Female Population 3,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shekhampur compares

By the 2011 count Shekhampur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 857.94 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shekhampur

Shekhampur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shekhampur 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Saugram, Shahalampur, Shakpur and Shalika. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekhampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhampur village had a population of 6,561. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Shekhampur village has 3,278 males and 3,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhampur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shekhampur is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhampur covers 857.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shekhampur falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shekhampur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhampur.

Shekhampur is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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