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About Shahda Village

Shahda is a mid sized village in Mhow tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 460 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.93 hectares hectares.

Shahda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Mhow
Area (hectares) 233.93 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 460
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahda compares

By the 2011 count Shahda is the 70th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents. Its 233.93 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shahda

The census records public bus service for Shahda as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahda from other places

Shahda lies about 16 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Haranyakheri, about 2.0 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 Shahda
Nearest railway station Haranyakheri 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mhow 3.3 km
District headquarters Indore 16 km

Villages closest to Shahda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahda village had a population of 921. That makes it the 70th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,418 residents.

Shahda village has 460 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahda has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Shahda covers 233.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahda falls under Mhow tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahda is Haranyakheri, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahda.

Shahda is about 16 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahda is in Mhow tehsil of Indore district. Haranyakheri is about 2.0 km away. Mhow is about 3.3 km away. Indore is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shrikhandi (1.7 km), Pipalya Lohar (2.3 km) and Piplya Malhar (2.3 km).

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

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