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About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a mid sized village in Ichhawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 419 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.8 hectares hectares.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Ichhawar
Area (hectares) 271.8 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 419
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
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 70th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents. Its 271.8 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

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 31 km from Sehore. 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
Tehsil headquarters Ichhawar 12 km
Nearest town Ashta 23 km
District headquarters Sehore 31 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ichhawar 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 792. That makes it the 70th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,029 residents.

Shahpura village has 419 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Shahpura covers 271.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpura falls under Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Shahpura notes the nearest railway station 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 31 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Ichhawar tehsil of Sehore district. Ichhawar is about 12 km away. Ashta is about 23 km away. Sehore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamoniya Fatehpur (under 2 km), Mundla (1.5 km) and Devan Khedi (1.6 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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