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About Shah Village

Shah is a mid sized village in Amarpatan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 535 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.04 hectares hectares.

Shah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Amarpatan
Area (hectares) 301.04 hectares
Population 1,048
Male Population 535
Female Population 513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Shah compares

By the 2011 count Shah is the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 301.04 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Shah

Shah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shah 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 Shah from other places

Shah lies about 35 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Turki, about 9.0 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 Shah
Nearest railway station Turki 9.0 km
Nearest town Rewa 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Amarpatan 25 km
District headquarters Satna 35 km

Villages closest to Shah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Shah village has 535 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah has about 959 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 953.

Shah covers 301.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shah falls under Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shah is Turki, about 9.0 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 Shah.

Shah is about 35 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah is in Amarpatan tehsil of Satna district. Turki is about 9.0 km away. Rewa is about 16 km away. Amarpatan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khutha (1.5 km), Ruhiya (1.7 km) and Mahudar (1.8 km).

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

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