# Shekhpur Village, Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sawai-madhopur/gangapur/shekhpur/ Village · Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur # Shekhpur Shekhpur is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **322219**. The 2011 Census counted **1,366 people in 236 households**, the 55th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,366people (2011) - 236households - 73.1%literacy - 322219PIN code ## Shekhpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhpur is 322219.** Shekhpur falls in Gangapur sub-district, Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan. - PIN code322219 - Community development blockGangapur - Census village code077102 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhpur from nearby towns? - Gangapur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Sawai Madhopur (district HQ)85 km by road - Gangapur City (nearest town)19 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 Shekhpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vajeerpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur City - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur City - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertanks / ponds - 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 Shekhpur known for? The main crops are **bajara, wheat and sarson**. About 77% of the 490 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 Shekhpur Of every 100 households in Shekhpur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhpur · ■ Gangapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **54% Toilet within the home ****15%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****88%** **72% Television ****33%** **16% Mobile phone ****74%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **28% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Shekhpur? ■ Shekhpur · ■ Gangapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **874 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **856 Working population ****43.5%** **44.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 54.0% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (6%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (17%) · **■** Marginal 268 (45%) 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 Gangapur - Dob1,486 people - Narayanpur1,415 people - Tatwara1,414 people - Meenapara1,398 people - Mahu Khurd1,316 people - Nayagaon1,280 people - Khera Barh Ramgarh1,260 people - Jalokhara1,119 people [All 125 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sawai-madhopur/gangapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhpur?322219 - How far is Shekhpur from Sawai Madhopur?85 km by road - What is the population of Shekhpur?1,366 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhpur in?Sawai Madhopur district (Gangapur sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Shekhpur?73.1% (Census 2011)