About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a large village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,517, made up of 1,280 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403.42 hectares hectares.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Katni
Tehsil	Murwara
Area (hectares)	403.42 hectares
Population	2,517
Male Population	1,280
Female Population	1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Shahpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahpura is the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 403.42 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Shahpura

Shahpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpura as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpura from other places

Shahpura lies about 17 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 6.1 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 Shahpura
Nearest railway station	Patohan	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murwara	17 km
District headquarters	Katni	17 km
Nearest town	Murwāra	17 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

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

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Common questions about Shahpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpura village had a population of 2,517. That makes it the 13th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Shahpura village has 1,280 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Shahpura covers 403.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpura falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpura is Patohan, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Shahpura is about 17 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Patohan is about 6.1 km away. Murwara is about 17 km away. Katni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.