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About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a small village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 95 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 768 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.23 hectares hectares.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 449.23 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 95
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 768
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shahpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahpura is the 122nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 449.23 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Shahpura

Shahpura 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 Shahpura 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpura from other places

Shahpura lies about 46 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 34 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
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 22 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 22 km
Nearest railway station Basari 34 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bijawar 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 168. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Shahpura village has 95 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 768 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 885.

Shahpura covers 449.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpura falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpura is Basari, about 34 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpura.

Shahpura is about 46 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bijawar is about 22 km away. Bijāwar is about 22 km away. Basari is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kupi (under 2 km), Kadwara (under 2 km) and Salaiya (2.3 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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