# Shekapur Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/shekapur/ Village · Kandhar, Nanded # Shekapur Shekapur is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,619 people in 487 households**, the 24th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 2,619people (2011) - 487households - 80.9%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Shekapur PIN code and other codes Shekapur falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKandhar - Census village code545332 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? - Kandhar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)56 km by road - Kandhar (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? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Shekapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kandhar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kandhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and jowar**. About 80% of the 663 hectares of village land is sown, and 432 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, 65 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shekapur · ■ Kandhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **63% Toilet within the home ****17%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **86% Tap water ****48%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **96% Use banking services ****57%** **43% Television ****26%** **15% Mobile phone ****61%** **48% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **42% Own their home ****95%** **97% 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 · ■ Kandhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **889 Working population ****45.8%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.8% for women. 51% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 175 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 395 (33%) · **■** Household industry 37 (3%) · **■** Other work 295 (25%) · **■** Marginal 298 (25%) 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 Kandhar - Guntur2,872 people - Dahikalamba2,795 people - Abulaga2,662 people - Mangal Sangvi2,634 people - Umbaj2,547 people - Ghodaj2,531 people - Digras Kh.2,350 people - Nandanwan2,324 people [All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekapur from Nanded?56 km by road - What is the population of Shekapur?2,619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekapur in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Shekapur?80.9% (Census 2011)