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About Shahajapur Village

Shahajapur is a large village in Kopargaon tehsil, in the district of Ahmadnagar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,343, made up of 1,204 males and 1,139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahajapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahajapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ahmadnagar
Tehsil Kopargaon
Pincode 423602
Area (hectares) 428.87 hectares
Population 2,343
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahajapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahajapur is the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 428.87 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shahajapur

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

Shahajapur lies about 24 km from Ahmadnagar, and the nearest railway station is Tinkheda, about 8.4 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 Shahajapur
Nearest railway station Tinkheda 8.4 km
Nearest town Narkher 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kopargaon 24 km
District headquarters Ahmadnagar 24 km

Villages closest to Shahajapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahajapur village had a population of 2,343. That makes it the 38th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Shahajapur village has 1,204 males and 1,139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahajapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shahajapur is 423602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahajapur covers 428.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahajapur falls under Kopargaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahajapur is Tinkheda, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Shahajapur.

Shahajapur is about 24 km from Ahmadnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahajapur is in Kopargaon tehsil of Ahmadnagar district. Tinkheda is about 8.4 km away. Narkher is about 14 km away. Kopargaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahapur (under 2 km), Dhotre (4.6 km) and Talegaon Male (9.0 km).

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

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