# Shekapur Village, Katol, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Katol, Nagpur 

# Shekapur

Shekapur is a village in Katol sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 85 households**, the 103rd largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 372people (2011)
- 85households
- 82.9%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Shekapur PIN code and other codes

Shekapur falls in Katol sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKatol
- Census village code534989

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?

- Katol (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Katol (nearest town)25 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katol
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 48% of the 571 hectares of village land is sown, and 244 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, 61 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekapur · ■ Katol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**62%

Tap water ****85%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**82%

Use banking services ****58%**

**67%

Television ****31%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**34%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 · ■ Katol rural average

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

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**953

Working population ****63.2%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 77.6% for women. 68% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (59%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (7%) · **■** Marginal 43 (18%)

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 Katol

- Jatamzari408 people
- Bihalgondi400 people
- Miniwada378 people
- Malegaon375 people
- Gangaldoh363 people
- Saoli356 people
- Hardoli351 people
- Wadvihara350 people

[All 186 villages in Katol](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/katol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekapur from Nagpur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Shekapur?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekapur in?Nagpur district (Katol sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekapur?82.9% (Census 2011)