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About Shahdar Village

Shahdar is a small village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 32 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares.

Shahdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahdar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 279 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 32
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Shahdar compares

By the 2011 count Shahdar is the 167th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 958.

Getting to Shahdar

Shahdar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahdar 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 Shahdar from other places

Shahdar lies about 30 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Sleemanabad Road, about 11 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 Shahdar
Nearest railway station Sleemanabad Road 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 30 km
District headquarters Katni 30 km
Nearest town Murwāra 30 km

Villages closest to Shahdar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahdar village had a population of 65. That makes it the 167th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Shahdar village has 32 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahdar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Shahdar covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahdar falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahdar is Sleemanabad Road, about 11 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 Shahdar.

Shahdar is about 30 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahdar is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Sleemanabad Road is about 11 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 30 km away. Katni is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadanpur (under 2 km), Daldal (2.5 km) and Ghunsa (3.1 km).

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

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