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About Shobhapur Village

Shobhapur is one of the larger villages in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,515, made up of 3,944 males and 3,571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 912.9 hectares hectares.

Shobhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobhapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 912.9 hectares
Population 7,515
Male Population 3,944
Female Population 3,571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shobhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shobhapur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 912.9 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Shobhapur

Shobhapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shobhapur 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shobhapur from other places

Shobhapur lies about 55 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 5.8 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 Shobhapur
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 5.8 km
Nearest town Pipariā 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 11 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 55 km

Villages closest to Shobhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobhapur village had a population of 7,515. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Shobhapur village has 3,944 males and 3,571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobhapur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Shobhapur covers 912.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shobhapur falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shobhapur is Sobhapur, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shobhapur.

Shobhapur is about 55 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shobhapur is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 5.8 km away. Pipariā is about 9.6 km away. Sohagpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bareli (2.5 km), Akola (2.7 km) and Barwani (2.8 km).

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

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