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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,904, made up of 1,980 males and 1,924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.85 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 105.85 hectares
Population 3,904
Male Population 1,980
Female Population 1,924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 105.85 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 33 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Barbatpur, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station Barbatpur under 2 km
Nearest town Sārni 29 km
District headquarters Betul 33 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 3,904. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,980 males and 1,924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Shahpur covers 105.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Barbatpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 33 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. Barbatpur is about under 2 km away. Sārni is about 29 km away. Betul is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbatpur (under 2 km), Motidhana (under 2 km) and Sohagpur Dhana (2.1 km).

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

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