# Shekapur Village, Zari-Jamani, Yavatmal (Maharashtra)

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Village · Zari-Jamani, Yavatmal 

# Shekapur

Shekapur is a village in Zari-Jamani sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 59 households**, the 90th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 229people (2011)
- 59households
- 85.6%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Shekapur PIN code and other codes

Shekapur falls in Zari-Jamani sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockZari-Jamani
- Census village code543874

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?

- Zari-Jamani (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)104 km by road
- Wani (nearest town)40 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 school5–10 km · Zari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 54% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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, 68 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shekapur · ■ Zari-Jamani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**63%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****14%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**12%

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

**87%

Use banking services ****70%**

**63%

Television ****29%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**44%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 · ■ Zari-Jamani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**967

Working population ****69.4%**

**60.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 79.4% for women. 69% of men and 70% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (47%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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 Zari-Jamani

- Ambezari254 people
- Majara248 people
- Yeoti241 people
- Shirola240 people
- Rampur221 people
- Ambezari Bk.208 people
- Ruikot196 people
- Ganeshpur Kh183 people

[All 128 villages in Zari-Jamani](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/zari-jamani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shekapur from Yavatmal?104 km by road
- What is the population of Shekapur?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekapur in?Yavatmal district (Zari-Jamani sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shekapur?85.6% (Census 2011)