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About Shah Village

Shah is a mid sized village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Surat, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,523, made up of 782 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 779.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 394421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surat
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 394421
Area (hectares) 779.72 hectares
Population 1,523
Male Population 782
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Shah compares

By the 2011 count Shah is the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 779.72 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shah

Shah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shah 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. The nearest villages by name are Ratola, Ratoli, Sanadhara and Sava. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shah

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah village had a population of 1,523. That makes it the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Shah village has 782 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shah is 394421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah covers 779.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shah falls under Mangrol tehsil of Surat district in Gujarat.

The census record for Shah notes the nearest railway station 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 Shah.

Shah is in Mangrol tehsil of Surat district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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