# Shekhpur Village, Kamrej, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kamrej, Surat 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Kamrej sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394130**. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 304 households**, the 33rd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 1,432people (2011)
- 304households
- 72.0%literacy
- 394130PIN code

## Shekhpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpur is 394130.** Shekhpur falls in Kamrej sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394130
- Gram panchayatShekhpur
- Community development blockKamrej
- Census village code524094

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shekhpur from nearby towns?

- Kamrej (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)20 km by road
- Surat (nearest town)20 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 Shekhpur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpur; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sayan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Surat
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Surat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, 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 Shekhpur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and vegetables**. About 78% of the 568 hectares of village land is sown, and 442 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 Shekhpur

Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Kamrej rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**26%

Tap water ****96%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**65%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**52%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**38%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****50%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**12%

None of these assets ****30%**

**24%

Own their home ****86%**

**76%

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 Shekhpur?

■ Shekhpur · ■ Kamrej rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**903

Working population ****45.5%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 66.2% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 417 (64%) · **■** Other work 144 (22%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Kamrej

- Valthan1,606 people
- Delad1,507 people
- Chikhli1,477 people
- Morthana1,448 people
- Khanpur1,426 people
- Mankna1,408 people
- Nansad1,404 people
- Asta1,375 people

[All 68 villages in Kamrej](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/kamrej/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpur?394130
- How far is Shekhpur from Surat?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpur?1,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Surat district (Kamrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?72.0% (Census 2011)