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About Shahpur Khurd Village

Shahpur Khurd is a small village in Vijaypur tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 83 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 687 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Vijaypur
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 83
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 687
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Getting to Shahpur Khurd

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

Shahpur Khurd lies about 64 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Birpur, about 24 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Vijaypur 16 km
Nearest railway station Birpur 24 km
Nearest town Sabalgarh 37 km
District headquarters Sheopur 64 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Khurd village had a population of 140. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Shahpur Khurd village has 83 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Khurd has about 687 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 846.

Shahpur Khurd covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur Khurd falls under Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Khurd is Birpur, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur Khurd.

Shahpur Khurd is about 64 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Khurd is in Vijaypur tehsil of Sheopur district. Vijaypur is about 16 km away. Birpur is about 24 km away. Sabalgarh is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chentikheda (under 2 km), Ransinghpura (1.7 km) and Agara (1.9 km).

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

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