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About Shahwajpur Village

Shahwajpur is a small village in Aron tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 211 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares.

Shahwajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahwajpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Aron
Area (hectares) 345 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 211
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahwajpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahwajpur is the 105th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 791 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 897.

Getting to Shahwajpur

Shahwajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahwajpur as Available within 5 - 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 Shahwajpur from other places

Shahwajpur lies about 36 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Raghogarh, about 32 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 Shahwajpur
Tehsil headquarters Aron 5.0 km
Nearest town Āron 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Raghogarh 32 km
District headquarters Guna 36 km

Villages closest to Shahwajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahwajpur village had a population of 434. That makes it the 105th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 791 residents.

Shahwajpur village has 211 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahwajpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

Shahwajpur covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahwajpur falls under Aron tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahwajpur is Raghogarh, about 32 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 km distance for Shahwajpur.

Shahwajpur is about 36 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahwajpur is in Aron tehsil of Guna district. Aron is about 5.0 km away. Āron is about 5.0 km away. Raghogarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urjhanyai (under 2 km), Chaukhet (1.7 km) and Bindrawan (2.0 km).

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

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