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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,473, made up of 1,309 males and 1,164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1705.09 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 1705.09 hectares
Population 2,473
Male Population 1,309
Female Population 1,164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 9th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 1705.09 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 53 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Majhagawan, about 19 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 Shahpur
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 18 km
Nearest railway station Majhagawan 19 km
Nearest town Atarra 30 km
District headquarters Satna 53 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 2,473. That makes it the 9th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,309 males and 1,164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Shahpur covers 1705.09 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.

Shahpur falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Majhagawan, about 19 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 village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 53 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Majhgawan is about 18 km away. Majhagawan is about 19 km away. Atarra 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 Patalia (under 2 km), Mohani (2.1 km) and Sonbarsa (2.4 km).

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

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