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About Shantpur Village

Shantpur is a small village in Isagarh tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 173 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385 hectares hectares.

Shantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Isagarh
Area (hectares) 385 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 173
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shantpur compares

By the 2011 count Shantpur is the 141st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 385 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Shantpur

Shantpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shantpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shantpur from other places

Shantpur lies about 28 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Ashok Nagar, about 28 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 Shantpur
Tehsil headquarters Isagarh 6.0 km
Nearest town Chanderi 27 km
Nearest railway station Ashok Nagar 28 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 28 km

Villages closest to Shantpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantpur village had a population of 348. That makes it the 141st largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Shantpur village has 173 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantpur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Shantpur covers 385 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shantpur falls under Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shantpur is Ashok Nagar, about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Shantpur.

Shantpur is about 28 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantpur is in Isagarh tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Isagarh is about 6.0 km away. Chanderi is about 27 km away. Ashok Nagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabiri Urf Ramnagar (2.3 km), Kulwar (2.5 km) and Anandpur (3.3 km).

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

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