# Shekhupur Village, Matar, Kheda (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/shekhupur/ Village · Matar, Kheda # Shekhupur Shekhupur is a village in Matar sub-district of Kheda district, Gujarat, PIN code **387530**. The 2011 Census counted **1,390 people in 268 households**, the 42nd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 1,390people (2011) - 268households - 72.7%literacy - 387530PIN code ## Shekhupur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhupur is 387530.** Shekhupur falls in Matar sub-district, Kheda district, Gujarat. - PIN code387530 - Gram panchayatShekhupur - Community development blockMatar - Census village code517570 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhupur from nearby towns? - Matar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nadiad (district HQ)33 km by road - Sojitra (nearest town)11 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Shekhupur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhupur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Limbasi - ○Degree college10+ km · Nadiad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Matar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shekhupur known for? The main crops are **maize, pearlmilet/bajra and tobacco**. About 83% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shekhupur Of every 100 households in Shekhupur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Shekhupur · ■ Matar rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **87% Toilet within the home ****15%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **62% Tap water ****59%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **82% Use banking services ****44%** **44% Television ****37%** **40% Mobile phone ****37%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****32%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **94% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Shekhupur? ■ Shekhupur · ■ Matar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **887 Working population ****30.5%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 59.4% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 245 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Matar - Aslali1,503 people - Tranja1,483 people - Hadeva1,464 people - Laval1,461 people - Marala1,345 people - Indarvarna1,142 people - Kathoda1,111 people - Valotri1,102 people [All 55 villages in Matar](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/kheda/matar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhupur?387530 - How far is Shekhupur from Nadiad?33 km by road - What is the population of Shekhupur?1,390 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhupur in?Kheda district (Matar sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Shekhupur?72.7% (Census 2011)