# Shekapur Village, Achalpur, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Achalpur, Amravati 

# Shekapur

Shekapur is a village in Achalpur sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **248 people in 56 households**, the 110th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 248people (2011)
- 56households
- 98.7%literacy
- 784females per 1,000 males

## Shekapur PIN code and other codes

Shekapur falls in Achalpur sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAchalpur
- Census village code531921

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

## How far is Shekapur from nearby towns?

- Achalpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)52 km by road
- Achalpur (nearest town)8 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 Shekapur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shekapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Javardi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paratwada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Paratwada
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Paratwada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Shekapur known for?

About 90% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Shekapur

Of every 100 households in Shekapur in 2011, 21 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekapur · ■ Achalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****9%**

**51%

Television ****12%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****41%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Shekapur?

■ Shekapur · ■ Achalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.7%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****784**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**944

Working population ****52.0%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.2% for men and 98.1% for women. 48% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (47%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 49 (38%)

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 Achalpur

- Janori275 people
- Narsingpur265 people
- Kopra262 people
- Sangnvi N Khairi249 people
- Tonglabad234 people
- Khatijapur231 people
- Pardi225 people
- Nababpur222 people

[All 171 villages in Achalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/achalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekapur from Amravati?52 km by road
- What is the population of Shekapur?248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekapur in?Amravati district (Achalpur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekapur?98.7% (Census 2011)