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About Shahpur Brahamana Village

Shahpur Brahamana is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 493 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Brahamana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Brahamana village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181132
Area (hectares) 117.3 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 493
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Brahamana compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Brahamana is the 39th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 117.3 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Shahpur Brahamana

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

Shahpur Brahamana lies about 18 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, about 7.6 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 Brahamana
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 7.6 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 15 km
District headquarters Jammu 18 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Brahamana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Brahamana village had a population of 931. That makes it the 39th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Shahpur Brahamana village has 493 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Brahamana has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Brahamana is 181132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Brahamana covers 117.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur Brahamana falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Brahamana is Bari Brahman, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Brahamana.

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

Shahpur Brahamana is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 5.5 km away. Bari Brahman is about 7.6 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandrol (under 2 km), Chak Umra (under 2 km) and Chak Chuha (1.6 km).

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

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