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About Shahawada Village

Shahawada is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 493 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahawada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahawada village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 491441
Area (hectares) 361.04 hectares
Population 1,023
Male Population 493
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahawada compares

By the 2011 count Shahawada is the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 361.04 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Shahawada

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

Shahawada lies about 30 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 37 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 Shahawada
Nearest town Kānker 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Charama 17 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 30 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 37 km

Villages closest to Shahawada

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

Common questions about Shahawada

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahawada village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 39th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Shahawada village has 493 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahawada has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Shahawada is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahawada covers 361.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahawada falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shahawada is Dhamtari, about 37 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 Shahawada.

Shahawada is about 30 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahawada is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 13 km away. Charama is about 17 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palewa (1.6 km), Badatola (1.9 km) and Tarasgaon (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shahawada today is likely to be higher.

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