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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Vadnagar tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,476, made up of 1,739 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 877 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Vadnagar
Pincode 384355
Area (hectares) 877 hectares
Population 3,476
Male Population 1,739
Female Population 1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
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 Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,791 residents. Its 877 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 41 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Kheralu, about 7.4 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
Nearest town Kherālu 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Kheralu 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Vadnagar 17 km
District headquarters Mahesana 41 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 3,476. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,791 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,739 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 384355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 877 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Vadnagar tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kheralu, about 7.4 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 Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 41 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Vadnagar tehsil of Mahesana district. Kherālu is about 6.4 km away. Kheralu is about 7.4 km away. Vadnagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundhiya (10 km), Badarpur (10 km) and Bajpura (12 km).

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

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