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About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a mid sized village in Thikri tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 378 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.72 hectares hectares.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Thikri
Area (hectares) 219.72 hectares
Population 762
Male Population 378
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shahpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahpura is the 32nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 219.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shahpura

The census records public bus service for Shahpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpura from other places

Shahpura lies about 76 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Hathi gate station, about 50 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 Shahpura
Nearest town Khargone 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Thikri 32 km
Nearest railway station Hathi gate station 50 km
District headquarters Barwani 76 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpura village had a population of 762. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Shahpura village has 378 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Shahpura covers 219.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpura falls under Thikri tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpura is Hathi gate station, about 50 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpura.

Shahpura is about 76 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Thikri tehsil of Barwani district. Khargone is about 4.0 km away. Thikri is about 32 km away. Hathi gate station is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abhali (under 2 km), Temla (5.5 km) and Rangaon (6.2 km).

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

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