About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a large village in Alibag tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,140, made up of 2,114 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1387.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 402108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Alibag
Pincode	402108
Area (hectares)	1387.74 hectares
Population	4,140
Male Population	2,114
Female Population	2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 1387.74 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahapur from other places

Shahapur lies about 20 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shahapur
Nearest railway station	Kirodimal Nagar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Alibag	20 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	20 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alibag tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahapur village had a population of 4,140. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Shahapur village has 2,114 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Shahapur is 402108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahapur covers 1387.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahapur falls under Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Kirodimal Nagar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 20 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Alibag tehsil of Raigarh district. Kirodimal Nagar is about 17 km away. Alibag is about 20 km away. Raigarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.