About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,523, made up of 1,259 males and 1,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	138.67 hectares
Population	2,523
Male Population	1,259
Female Population	1,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 138.67 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

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 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 16 km from Kangra. 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	Dharamsala	13 km
District headquarters	Kangra	16 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 2,523. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,259 males and 1,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 138.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shahpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 16 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 13 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.