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About Shahna Village

Shahna is a mid sized village in Sawer tehsil, in the district of Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,029, made up of 515 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 943.41 hectares hectares.

Shahna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Indore
Tehsil Sawer
Area (hectares) 943.41 hectares
Population 1,029
Male Population 515
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahna compares

By the 2011 count Shahna is the 67th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents. Its 943.41 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shahna

Shahna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahna 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahna from other places

Shahna lies about 20 km from Indore, and the nearest railway station is Barlai, about 8.5 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 Shahna
Nearest railway station Barlai 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sawer 10 km
Nearest town Bāngarda Chhota 18 km
District headquarters Indore 20 km

Villages closest to Shahna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahna village had a population of 1,029. That makes it the 67th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,378 residents.

Shahna village has 515 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahna has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Shahna covers 943.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahna falls under Sawer tehsil of Indore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahna is Barlai, about 8.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahna.

Shahna is about 20 km from Indore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahna is in Sawer tehsil of Indore district. Barlai is about 8.5 km away. Sawer is about 10 km away. Bāngarda Chhota is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahda (under 2 km), Kadwa (2.0 km) and Patwa Khedi (2.0 km).

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

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