About Shapar Village

Shapar is a large village in Visavadar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,511 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1324.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 365440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shapar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Junagadh
Tehsil	Visavadar
Pincode	365440
Area (hectares)	1324.24 hectares
Population	2,973
Male Population	1,511
Female Population	1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shapar compares

By the 2011 count Shapar is the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 1324.24 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Shapar

Shapar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shapar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shapar from other places

Shapar lies about 47 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Bhader, about 9.5 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 Shapar
Nearest town	Bagasra	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bhader	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Visavadar	21 km
District headquarters	Junagadh	47 km

Villages closest to Shapar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shapar village had a population of 2,973. That makes it the 8th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Shapar village has 1,511 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shapar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Shapar is 365440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shapar covers 1324.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shapar falls under Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shapar is Bhader, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shapar.

Shapar is about 47 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shapar is in Visavadar tehsil of Junagadh district. Bagasra is about 6.3 km away. Bhader is about 9.5 km away. Visavadar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.