About Shahganj Village

Shahganj is one of the larger villages in Budni tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,510, made up of 4,359 males and 4,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1134.91 hectares hectares.

Shahganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahganj village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Budni
Area (hectares)	1134.91 hectares
Population	8,510
Male Population	4,359
Female Population	4,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahganj compares

By the 2011 count Shahganj is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1134.91 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Shahganj

Shahganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahganj 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 Shahganj from other places

Shahganj lies about 83 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Hoshangabad, about 14 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 Shahganj
Nearest town	Narmadapuram	13 km
Nearest railway station	Hoshangabad	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budni	14 km
District headquarters	Sehore	83 km

Villages closest to Shahganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahganj village had a population of 8,510. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Shahganj village has 4,359 males and 4,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahganj has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Shahganj covers 1134.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahganj falls under Budni tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahganj is Hoshangabad, about 14 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 Shahganj.

Shahganj is about 83 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahganj is in Budni tehsil of Sehore district. Narmadapuram is about 13 km away. Hoshangabad is about 14 km away. Budni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.