# Shekhapura Village, Khaknar, Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/shekhapura/ Village · Khaknar, Burhanpur # Shekhapura Shekhapura is a village in Khaknar sub-district of Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh, PIN code **450332**. The 2011 Census counted **2,628 people in 493 households**, the 10th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 2,628people (2011) - 493households - 62.6%literacy - 450332PIN code ## Shekhapura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhapura is 450332.** Shekhapura falls in Khaknar sub-district, Burhanpur district, Madhya Pradesh. - PIN code450332 - Community development blockKhaknar - Census village code506323 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhapura from nearby towns? - Khaknar (sub-district HQ)37 km by road - Burhanpur (district HQ)77 km by road - Khandwa (nearest town)55 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 Shekhapura? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhapura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dedtalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Burhanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khaknar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Shekhapura known for? The main crops are **cotton, soyabean and jawar**. About 83% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Shekhapura Of every 100 households in Shekhapura in 2011, 55 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shekhapura · ■ Khaknar rural average Electricity for lighting ****55%** **72% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****66%** **50% Television ****18%** **26% Mobile phone ****32%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **52% Own their home ****96%** **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 Shekhapura? ■ Shekhapura · ■ Khaknar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **977 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **933 Working population ****48.0%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 53.7% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 405 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 738 (59%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 76 (6%) · **■** Marginal 26 (2%) 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 Khaknar - Jamuniya3,087 people - Khaknar Khurd2,783 people - Tajnapur2,778 people - Gulai2,650 people - Bijori2,600 people - Paretha Ryt2,573 people - Nand Kheda Ryt2,496 people - Hasinabad2,464 people [All 81 villages in Khaknar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/burhanpur/khaknar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhapura?450332 - How far is Shekhapura from Burhanpur?77 km by road - What is the population of Shekhapura?2,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhapura in?Burhanpur district (Khaknar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shekhapura?62.6% (Census 2011)