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About Shah Jahanpur Village

Shah Jahanpur is a mid sized village in Gharaunda tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 839, made up of 442 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Jahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Jahanpur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Gharaunda
Pincode 132114
Area (hectares) 354 hectares
Population 839
Male Population 442
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Jahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shah Jahanpur is the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents. Its 354 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Shah Jahanpur

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

Shah Jahanpur lies about 18 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Gharaunda, about 5.7 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 Shah Jahanpur
Nearest railway station Gharaunda 5.7 km
District headquarters Karnal 18 km

Villages closest to Shah Jahanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gharaunda 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 Shah Jahanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Jahanpur village had a population of 839. That makes it the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,947 residents.

Shah Jahanpur village has 442 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Jahanpur has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Shah Jahanpur is 132114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah Jahanpur covers 354 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shah Jahanpur falls under Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shah Jahanpur is Gharaunda, about 5.7 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 Shah Jahanpur.

Shah Jahanpur is about 18 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Jahanpur is in Gharaunda tehsil of Karnal district. Gharaunda is about 5.7 km away. Karnal is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipur Jattan (under 2 km), Khora Kheri (under 2 km) and Badshahpur (1.9 km).

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

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