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

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Village · Mahuva, Surat 

# Shekhpur

Shekhpur is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394250**. The 2011 Census counted **3,665 people in 844 households**, the 11th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 3,665people (2011)
- 844households
- 82.9%literacy
- 394250PIN code

## Shekhpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpur is 394250.** Shekhpur falls in Mahuva sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394250
- Gram panchayatShekhpur
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code524363

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?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bardoli (nearest town)17 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahuva
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bardoli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 88% of the 986 hectares of village land is sown, and 863 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, 89 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shekhpur · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**65%

Tap water ****8%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**82%

Use banking services ****38%**

**53%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**950

Working population ****53.3%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 78.1% for women. 65% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,354 (69%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 283 (14%) · **■** Marginal 57 (3%)

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 Mahuva

- Valvada4,510 people
- Kos4,290 people
- Dungari4,170 people
- Kharvan3,908 people
- Gunasvel3,383 people
- Naldhara3,014 people
- Velanpur2,990 people
- Jhervavra2,932 people

[All 69 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpur?394250
- How far is Shekhpur from Surat?47 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpur?3,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpur in?Surat district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?82.9% (Census 2011)