# Shekhpura Village, Kathumar, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kathumar, Alwar 

# Shekhpura

Shekhpura is a village in Kathumar sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **321605**. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 124 households**, the 105th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 733people (2011)
- 124households
- 73.3%literacy
- 321605PIN code

## Shekhpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhpura is 321605.** Shekhpura falls in Kathumar sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code321605
- Community development blockKathumar
- Census village code073762

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

## How far is Shekhpura from nearby towns?

- Kathumar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Alwar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kherli (nearest town)15 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 Shekhpura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kherli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kathumar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kathumar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Shekhpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sarson and jowar**. About 93% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Shekhpura

Of every 100 households in Shekhpura in 2011, 60 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shekhpura · ■ Kathumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****68%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Shekhpura?

■ Shekhpura · ■ Kathumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**876

Working population ****53.6%**

**48.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 58.4% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 240 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 102 (26%)

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 Kathumar

- Manya Ka Bas774 people
- Sahajpura742 people
- Khera Kalyanpur738 people
- Bahtoo Khurd733 people
- Lidpuri730 people
- Nangla Jadoo728 people
- Badsu702 people
- Rajpur702 people

[All 153 villages in Kathumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kathumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhpura?321605
- How far is Shekhpura from Alwar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhpura?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhpura in?Alwar district (Kathumar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhpura?73.3% (Census 2011)