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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Chandla tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 672 males and 578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.4 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Chandla
Area (hectares) 549.4 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 672
Female Population 578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 20th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents. Its 549.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 60 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Raghouli, about 23 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 town Lauri 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandla 14 km
Nearest railway station Raghouli 23 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 60 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandla 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 1,250. That makes it the 20th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,020 residents.

Shahpur village has 672 males and 578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 863.

Shahpur covers 549.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Raghouli, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 60 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Chandla tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Lauri is about 12 km away. Chandla is about 14 km away. Raghouli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedee (1.6 km), Gudhaura (4.6 km) and Nagrauli (5.6 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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