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About Shahwajpura Village

Shahwajpura is a mid sized village in Jirapur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 302 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.97 hectares hectares.

Shahwajpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahwajpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Jirapur
Area (hectares) 404.97 hectares
Population 595
Male Population 302
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shahwajpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahwajpura is the 88th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 404.97 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shahwajpura

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

How far is Shahwajpura from other places

Shahwajpura lies about 38 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Udiyan Khedi, about 42 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 Shahwajpura
Tehsil headquarters Jirapur 6.4 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 38 km
Nearest railway station Udiyan Khedi 42 km

Villages closest to Shahwajpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahwajpura village had a population of 595. That makes it the 88th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Shahwajpura village has 302 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahwajpura has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Shahwajpura covers 404.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahwajpura falls under Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahwajpura is Udiyan Khedi, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 Shahwajpura.

Shahwajpura is about 38 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahwajpura is in Jirapur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Jirapur is about 6.4 km away. Rajgarh is about 38 km away. Udiyan Khedi is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semli (under 2 km), Khankri (1.5 km) and Khejdia (1.9 km).

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

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