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About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a mid sized village in Biaora tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,455, made up of 719 males and 736 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.08 hectares hectares.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Biaora
Area (hectares) 409.08 hectares
Population 1,455
Male Population 719
Female Population 736
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahpura is the 36th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 409.08 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shahpura

Shahpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shahpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shahpura from other places

Shahpura lies about 24 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 4.5 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 Shahpura
Nearest railway station Karanwas 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Biaora 12 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 24 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpura village had a population of 1,455. That makes it the 36th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Shahpura village has 719 males and 736 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Shahpura covers 409.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpura falls under Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpura is Karanwas, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpura.

Shahpura is about 24 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Biaora tehsil of Rajgarh district. Karanwas is about 4.5 km away. Biaora is about 12 km away. Rajgarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bargya (under 2 km), Ashapura (2.4 km) and Madhopura (2.5 km).

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

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