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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Seoni Malwa tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 211 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 825 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.9 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Seoni Malwa
Area (hectares) 416.9 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 211
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 825
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 134th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 416.9 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 915.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 56 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Chhidgaon, about 2.6 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 Chhidgaon 2.6 km
Nearest town Timurni 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni Malwa 15 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 56 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seoni Malwa 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 385. That makes it the 134th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Shahpur village has 211 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 825 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Shahpur covers 416.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Chhidgaon, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 56 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Seoni Malwa tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Chhidgaon is about 2.6 km away. Timurni is about 12 km away. Seoni Malwa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlada Khurd (2.2 km), Amlada Kalan (2.4 km) and Pagdhal (2.4 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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