About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Samri tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,340, made up of 676 males and 664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Surguja
Tehsil	Samri
Pincode	497107
Area (hectares)	1204 hectares
Population	1,340
Male Population	676
Female Population	664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 27th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 978 residents. Its 1204 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 77 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 Shahpur
Tehsil headquarters	Samri	16 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	48 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	64 km
District headquarters	Surguja	77 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Samri 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 Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,340. That makes it the 27th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 978 residents.

Shahpur village has 676 males and 664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 497107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 1204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Samri tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Barwadih Junction, about 48 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 77 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Samri tehsil of Surguja district. Samri is about 16 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 48 km away. Medininagar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.