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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 93 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 93
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is the 114th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shahapur

The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahapur from other places

Shahapur lies about 16 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 3.0 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 Shahapur
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 3.0 km
Nearest town Pātūr 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 16 km
District headquarters Akola 16 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahapur village had a population of 180. That makes it the 114th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Shahapur village has 93 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Shahapur covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Barsitakli, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 16 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 3.0 km away. Pātūr is about 16 km away. Barshitakli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Safepur (1.6 km), Songiri (2.3 km) and Shindkhed (2.6 km).

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

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