# Shekapur Village, Anjangaon Surji, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Anjangaon Surji, Amravati 

# Shekapur

Shekapur is a village in Anjangaon Surji sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 52 households**, the 90th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%.

- 217people (2011)
- 52households
- 91.5%literacy
- 887females per 1,000 males

## Shekapur PIN code and other codes

Shekapur falls in Anjangaon Surji sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAnjangaon Surji
- Census village code531804

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?

- Anjangaon Surji (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)57 km by road
- Anjangaon (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kapustalni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Anjangaon Surji
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 98% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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, 70 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekapur · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**56%

Tap water ****80%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****20%**

**64%

Television ****22%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**42%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Shekapur?

■ Shekapur · ■ Anjangaon Surji rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%**

**88.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**926

Working population ****63.1%**

**48.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 91.4% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (96%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Anjangaon Surji

- Sarfabad252 people
- Samsherpur251 people
- Kotha246 people
- Ramgaon232 people
- Deulgaon209 people
- Sirajgaon203 people
- Ratanpur Jogarda196 people
- Borgaon Ambada191 people

[All 127 villages in Anjangaon Surji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/anjangaon-surji/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekapur from Amravati?57 km by road
- What is the population of Shekapur?217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekapur in?Amravati district (Anjangaon Surji sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekapur?91.5% (Census 2011)