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About Shapur Village

Shapur is a mid sized village in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 421 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shapur village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Budhal
Pincode 185233
Area (hectares) 339.5 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 421
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shapur compares

By the 2011 count Shapur is the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 339.5 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Shapur

Shapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shapur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shapur from other places

Shapur lies about 19 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 35 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 Shapur
Tehsil headquarters Budhal 3.7 km
District headquarters Rajouri 19 km
Nearest town Rajaori 29 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 35 km

Villages closest to Shapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shapur village had a population of 792. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Shapur village has 421 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shapur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Shapur is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shapur covers 339.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shapur falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Shapur is Dugga, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shapur.

Shapur is about 19 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shapur is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 3.7 km away. Rajouri is about 19 km away. Rajaori is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kewal (2.0 km), Budhal (3.7 km) and Draj (4.6 km).

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

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