About Shahpur Taukanwali Village

Shahpur Taukanwali is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 235 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Taukanwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Taukanwali village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181102
Area (hectares)	95.5 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	235
Female Population	258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Taukanwali compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Taukanwali is the 105th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 95.5 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Shahpur Taukanwali

Shahpur Taukanwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Taukanwali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Taukanwali from other places

Shahpur Taukanwali 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 Taukanwali
Nearest railway station	Bari Brahman	7.6 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	18 km
District headquarters	Jammu	18 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Taukanwali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Taukanwali

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Taukanwali village had a population of 493. That makes it the 105th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Shahpur Taukanwali village has 235 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Taukanwali has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Taukanwali is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Taukanwali covers 95.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur Taukanwali falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Taukanwali 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 10+ km distance for Shahpur Taukanwali.

Shahpur Taukanwali 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 Taukanwali is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Bari Brahman is about 7.6 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 15 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora 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 Chak Aslam (1.6 km), Chak Bhula (1.6 km) and Chak Hanso (1.6 km).

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